Marja Härmänmaa
Biographic Data
| ID | 1444822 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marja Härmänmaa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marja |
| FAMILY NAME | Härmänmaa |
| SIGNATURE | HÄRMÄNMAA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8837-6445 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rebel With a Cause
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975) was a versatile Italian artist, writer, poet, screenwriter, playwright, actor and film director. History also remembers him as a public intellectual, philosopher, cr
Erään suurvallan anatomia
Arvio teoksesta: Ari Helo: Amerikan Yhdysvaltojen historia, Omakustanne 2022. 622 s. ISBN 978-952-94-6019-9
Anatomy of the Superman
This essay explores D’Annunzio’s reception of Nietzsche—particularly his sociopolitical theory and idea of the Übermensch—as dramatized in his novel Le Vergini delle rocce (The Maidens of the Rocks). D’Annunzio’s attitude towards Nietzsche was complicated and contradictory, varying from fascination and rivalry to rejection and negation: rather than a philosopher or master, he saw Nietzsche as a poet and soulmate. Like many writers and artists of …
The Other Renaissance
Italy and the Cultural Politics of World War I
The Severed Head
Decadence, Degeneration, and the End
Art and literature during the European fin-de-siècle period often manifested themes of degeneration and decay, both of bodies and civilizations, as well as illness, bizarre sexuality, and general morb
Women in Twentieth-Century Italy
By Perry Willson (Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010), viii + 230 pp. £18.99 paper. Perry Willson’s recent book covers the history of Italian women in the twentieth century and the changes in gen
Celebrating Decadence
Gabriele D’Annunzio (1863–1938) was one of the most peculiar figures among the European fin-de-siècle intellectuals and Italian decadentismo. Although he spent most of his life mingling with the high society of different Italian cities, D’Annunzio remained tied to the place of his birth in the remote region of Abruzzo. This article surveys D’Annunzio’s representation of Abruzzo in his 1894 novel Trionfo della morte (The Triumph of Death). The foc…
British Aestheticism and Ancient Greece
Beyond Anarchism
This article surveys Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's social utopia from the inception of Futurism until its end during World War II, contextualizing it in relation to the various diffused anarchistic ideologies of European artists and intellectuals. From the second half of the nineteenth century onward radical politics and the artistic avant-garde were in close dialogue. Max Stirner's individual anarchy held a special appeal to modernist artists, inc…
Introduction
Christopher Caudwell
Celebrating Decadence
Gabriele D’Annunzio (1863–1938) was one of the most peculiar figures among the European fin-de-siècle intellectuals and Italian decadentismo. Although he spent most of his life mingling with the high society of different Italian cities, D’Annunzio remained tied to the place of his birth in the remote region of Abruzzo. This article surveys D’Annunzio’s representation of Abruzzo in his 1894 novel Trionfo della morte (The Triumph of Death). The foc…
Beyond Anarchism
This article surveys Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's social utopia from the inception of Futurism until its end during World War II, contextualizing it in relation to the various diffused anarchistic ideologies of European artists and intellectuals. From the second half of the nineteenth century onward radical politics and the artistic avant-garde were in close dialogue. Max Stirner's individual anarchy held a special appeal to modernist artists, inc…
Christopher Caudwell
Beyond Anarchism
This article surveys Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's social utopia from the inception of Futurism until its end during World War II, contextualizing it in relation to the various diffused anarchistic ideologies of European artists and intellectuals. From the second half of the nineteenth century onward radical politics and the artistic avant-garde were in close dialogue. Max Stirner's individual anarchy held a special appeal to modernist artists, inc…
Introduction
Women in Twentieth-Century Italy
By Perry Willson (Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010), viii + 230 pp. £18.99 paper. Perry Willson’s recent book covers the history of Italian women in the twentieth century and the changes in gen
Celebrating Decadence
Gabriele D’Annunzio (1863–1938) was one of the most peculiar figures among the European fin-de-siècle intellectuals and Italian decadentismo. Although he spent most of his life mingling with the high society of different Italian cities, D’Annunzio remained tied to the place of his birth in the remote region of Abruzzo. This article surveys D’Annunzio’s representation of Abruzzo in his 1894 novel Trionfo della morte (The Triumph of Death). The foc…
British Aestheticism and Ancient Greece
Decadence, Degeneration, and the End
Art and literature during the European fin-de-siècle period often manifested themes of degeneration and decay, both of bodies and civilizations, as well as illness, bizarre sexuality, and general morb
The Severed Head
Italy and the Cultural Politics of World War I
Anatomy of the Superman
This essay explores D’Annunzio’s reception of Nietzsche—particularly his sociopolitical theory and idea of the Übermensch—as dramatized in his novel Le Vergini delle rocce (The Maidens of the Rocks). D’Annunzio’s attitude towards Nietzsche was complicated and contradictory, varying from fascination and rivalry to rejection and negation: rather than a philosopher or master, he saw Nietzsche as a poet and soulmate. Like many writers and artists of …
The Other Renaissance
Erään suurvallan anatomia
Arvio teoksesta: Ari Helo: Amerikan Yhdysvaltojen historia, Omakustanne 2022. 622 s. ISBN 978-952-94-6019-9
Rebel With a Cause
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975) was a versatile Italian artist, writer, poet, screenwriter, playwright, actor and film director. History also remembers him as a public intellectual, philosopher, cr
Art (9 works) · Art history (5 works) · History (5 works) · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society (5 works) · Literature (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Decadence, Literature, and Society (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)