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100 1 _aHeller, Otto,
_d1863-1941
245 1 0 _aProphets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2011-05-15
508 _aProduced by Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Prophets of Dissent: Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy" by Otto Heller is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The work analyzes the contributions and philosophies of four significant literary figures, each representing distinct currents in modern thought and social transformation. The essays delve into their radical viewpoints and artistic pursuits, exploring how their ideas intersect and diverge in relation to the pressing issues of their time. The opening portion of the collection sets the stage for a discussion of Maurice Maeterlinck, emphasizing his mysticism and humanitarianism, particularly in the context of World War I. Heller reflects on how the war has affected contemporary literature, noting a decline in artistic expression among major writers of the era. He contrasts this with Maeterlinck, whose unyielding spirit and humanitarian sympathies intensified in light of his homeland's suffering, making him a powerful voice against the tide of misery. The intent is to foreground Maeterlinck's perspective as both a reflection of the human condition and a quest for meaning amidst chaos, thereby establishing a thematic foundation for the essays that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aTolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910
653 _aNietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900
653 _aMaeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949
653 _aStrindberg, August, 1849-1912
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36111
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