From the fall of man to the image of the Antichrist : Biblical allusions in W. Gombrowicz’s novel Pornografia

Abstract

This article analyses W. Gombrowicz’s novel Pornografia as a parodic interpretation of Nietzsche’s overman philosophy. The myth of the fall of man from the Book of Genesis and the biblical and eschatological myth of Antichrist are considered as the interpretive key to the novel.

Keywords

• gombrowicz
• nietzsche
• existentialism
• fall of man
• antichrist