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Le Zarathoustra De Nietzsche Et Le Style Parodique. A Propos De L’Hyperanthropos De Lucien Et Du Surhomme De Nietzsche, Babette Babich 2012 Fordham University

Le Zarathoustra De Nietzsche Et Le Style Parodique. A Propos De L’Hyperanthropos De Lucien Et Du Surhomme De Nietzsche, Babette Babich

Babette Babich

Abstract Nietzsche’s Übermensch is derived from Lucian of Samosata’s term hyperanthropos. I argue that Zarathustra’s teaching of the overman acquires new resonances in the context of that terminological origination in Lucian’s Kataplous — literally: sailing into port — referring to the journey of the soul into the afterlife, as escorted by Hermes and ferried by Charon along with myriads of others facing the same fate. The Kataplous he tyrannos, a title usually rendered as the Downward Journey (or The Tyrant), is a Menippean satire telling the tale of the “overman” supposed superior to others of “lesser” station in this-worldly life …


Babette's Feast And The Goodness Of God, Thomas J. Curry 2012 St. John's College (Lasallian)

Babette's Feast And The Goodness Of God, Thomas J. Curry

Journal of Religion & Film

This article attempts to answer the preeminent question Babette’s Feast invites viewers to consider: Why does Babette choose to expend everything she has to make her feast? Of the critical studies made of the film, few have considered analytically crucial the catastrophic backstory of Babette, the violence of which is implied and offscreen. Appreciation of the singularity of Babette’s own personhood and the darker aspects of her experience, and not only how she might act as a figure of Christ, are key to understanding the motivating force behind her meal and its transformative effect: That through the feast Babette lays …


Handwriting Example 32, 2012 Augustana College

Handwriting Example 32

Swedish American Genealogist

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Little Bertha Louise Is Found!, 2012 Augustana College

Little Bertha Louise Is Found!

Swedish American Genealogist

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News From The Swenson Center, Lisa Huntsha 2012 Augustana College

News From The Swenson Center, Lisa Huntsha

Swedish American Genealogist

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Family Ties To The Dakota Uprising, Part 4, Helene Leaf 2012 Augustana College

Family Ties To The Dakota Uprising, Part 4, Helene Leaf

Swedish American Genealogist

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My Grandparents, From Fryksände, Eunice Holmgren, Myrtle Fagenstrom 2012 Augustana College

My Grandparents, From Fryksände, Eunice Holmgren, Myrtle Fagenstrom

Swedish American Genealogist

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Illinois Swedes At Shiloh, John E. Norton 2012 Augustana College

Illinois Swedes At Shiloh, John E. Norton

Swedish American Genealogist

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King And Queen Visits Minnesota, Dee Kleinow 2012 Augustana College

King And Queen Visits Minnesota, Dee Kleinow

Swedish American Genealogist

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Bits & Pieces, 2012 Augustana College

Bits & Pieces

Swedish American Genealogist

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In Memoriam: Ulla Sköld, Karna Olsson 2012 Augustana College

In Memoriam: Ulla Sköld, Karna Olsson

Swedish American Genealogist

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The American Swedish Institute, Elisabeth Thorsell 2012 Augustana College

The American Swedish Institute, Elisabeth Thorsell

Swedish American Genealogist

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A Big Swedish Actor--Tor Johnson, Elisabeth Thorsell 2012 Augustana College

A Big Swedish Actor--Tor Johnson, Elisabeth Thorsell

Swedish American Genealogist

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Full Issue Vol. 32 No. 3, 2012 Augustana College

Full Issue Vol. 32 No. 3

Swedish American Genealogist

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The Importance Of Å, Ä, And Ö, 2012 Augustana College

The Importance Of Å, Ä, And Ö

Swedish American Genealogist

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Handwriting Solution 32, 2012 Augustana College

Handwriting Solution 32

Swedish American Genealogist

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Interesting Web Sites, 2012 Augustana College

Interesting Web Sites

Swedish American Genealogist

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Book Reviews, 2012 Augustana College

Book Reviews

Swedish American Genealogist

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Genealogical Queries, 2012 Augustana College

Genealogical Queries

Swedish American Genealogist

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The Last Page, 2012 Augustana College

The Last Page

Swedish American Genealogist

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