This article argues that several of Egerton's short stories in Keynotes (1893) and Discords (1894) offer a sustained and intelligent response to Nietzsche's philosophy, and in particular to his take on women. While earlier critics have taken note of Egerton's three explicit references to Nietzsche, as well as of her general affinity with his philosophy, the precise extent of her engagement with Nietzsche's thought has not yet been investigated. Through a close reading of Egerton's short stories, in particular a??The Regeneration of Twoa??, the article aims to show that while Egerton took over some aspects of Nietzsche's critique, she also sought to defend women and, most importantly, tried to construct an alternative feminine ideal which owed a lot to Nietzsche's ??bermensch. Interestingly, Nietzsche's influence is not just evident in the general characteristics of Egerton's feminine ideala??self-reliance, independence, strength, a closeness to body and naturea??but also in the tensions that haunt this ideala??the tension between masculine and feminine characteristics, as well as the tension between individualism and love or between independence and motherhood.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true,"ui_click":true}; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09699082.2011.600051
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