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The Last Messiah
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:53 pm
by Philosophy Now
The first English version of a classic essay by Peter Wessel Zapffe, originally published in Janus #9, 1933. Translated from the Norwegian by Gisle R. Tangenes.
http://philosophynow.org/issues/45/The_Last_Messiah
Re: The Last Messiah
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 4:22 pm
by HexHammer
..soon a messiah shall rise
..bring peace to lands of strife..
..with mere words of love
..with words of peace
..the zealot's blood no longer griefs..
Re: The Last Messiah
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:08 pm
by Kevin The Doctor
Yours is called 'optimism bias'.
Re: The Last Messiah
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2024 2:02 am
by Timos
Good news for a Zapffe fans! The first English translation of Zapffe’s magnum opus Om Det Tragiske (1941) has been completed by philosopher Ryan L Showler and is due for publication by Peter Lang early March 2024 (personal confirmation received from publisher and translator).