Do dionisismo dândi : entre Fradique e Zaratustra

Abstract

Comparing the thoughts of the last Carlos Fradique Mendes, the ironic epistolographist, with the philosophy of Zaratustra, the prophet of the Dionysian, the coincidences and differences between the aesthetic, political and ethical proposals of Eça de Queirós and Friedrich Nietzsche are compared. After defending that the works of the two authors face certain common philosophical questions, the article goes on to observe how both invent a writing of paradox and of aporia, thereby making impossible the interpretation of the text and its grounding in the value of truth.