Ernst Jünger’s epic realism: the novel “Eumeswil”
... of the hero. The study examines Ernst J?nger’s intellectual novel “Eumeswil” through the lens of epic realism in its individualistic variant. It conceptualises the worldview and mode of action of the protagonist, the Anarch, portraying him as a right-flank soldier of freedom on the parade ground of post-history, as well as a rearguard incarnation of the author’s “other self”. The figure of the Anarch is shown in relation to his ideological companions and adversaries, most notably the anarchist and the partisan....
