After Nietszche

"This book explores the imaginative possibilities for philosophy created by Nietzsche's sustained reflection on the notion of ecstasy. From The Birth of Tragedy to his experimental 'Physiology of Art', Nietzsche examines the aesthetic, erotic and sacred dimensions of rapture, hinting at how an ecstatic philosophy is realized in his elusive doctrine of Eternal Return. Taking inspiration from Nietzsche, Jill Marsden presents the view that adventures in thinking are physiologically transformative.

This project necessitates an innovative engagement with a counter-tradition of heterogeneous thinkers for whom the body is of cardinal philosophical importance. Situating Nietzsche's thought within a sacred lineage of desire and affect stemming from the aesthetics of Kant and Schopenhauer, Marsden pursues the implications of this legacy for contemporary Continental thought via such voyagers in ecstasy as Deleuze, Bataille and Irigaray.

This book will be of interest to Nietzsche scholars and those exploring the interface between philosophy and literary studies."--BOOK JACKET.