Teodor Parnicki and Friedrich Nietzsche—How the “True World” Finally Became a Fable in A New Tale Cycle

Abstract

In the article the author compares the Polish writer’s cycle A New talewith the passage from the Twilight of the Idolsby the German philosopher. He advances a hypothesis that Parnicki incorporates the Nietzschean thought into his novel cycle, with a special reference to moving away from the truth. This scheme from Nietzsche remains unexpressed but is included in the plot of the work. What is essential is that both state the historicity of this process.