02617cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000310012624501540015726400510031130000470036233600260040933700260043533800360046150000310049750504300052850800900095852011030104853400450215165300640219685600430226047454UtSlPG20260610134106.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a09008579  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPN1 aHuneker, James,d1857-192110aEgoists, A Book of Supermen :bStendhal, Baudelaire, Flaubert, Anatole France, Huysmans, Barrès, Nietzsche, Blake, Ibsen, Stirner, and Ernest Hello 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-11-250 aA sentimental education: Henry Beyle-Stendhal -- The Baudelaire legend -- The real Flaubert -- Anatole France -- The pessimists' progress: J.K. Huysmans -- The evolution of an egoist: Maurice Barrès -- Phases of Nietzsche -- The will to suffer -- Nietzsche's apostasy -- Antichrist? -- Mystics -- Ernest Hello -- "Mad naked Blake" -- Francis Poictevin -- The road to Damascus -- From an ivory tower -- Ibsen -- Max Stirner.  aProduced by Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.)  a"Egoists, A Book of Supermen" by James Huneker is a collection of literary essays written in the early 20th century. The book explores prominent figures in literature and philosophy, including Stendhal, Flaubert, and Nietzsche, highlighting their contributions and idiosyncrasies. Through a critical lens, Huneker delves into the intricacies of their lives and works, examining the traits that set them apart as "supermen" in the literary canon.  The opening of the collection introduces the first essay, focusing on Henry Beyle, better known as Stendhal. Huneker paints a vivid portrait of Stendhal, contrasting his delicate psychological insights with his unremarkable physical appearance. The text discusses Stendhal's duality as a passionate lover and cynical observer, emphasizing how his seemingly contradictory nature informed his writing. The essay sets the tone for the subsequent pieces, suggesting a rich exploration of the complex interplay between personality, creativity, and the societal contexts in which these literary figures existed. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aLiterature, Modern -- 19th century -- History and criticism40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47454