Twilight of the Evening Lands: Oswald Spengler - A Half Century Later

by John Fauntleroy Fennelly

Book by Fennelly, John Fauntleroy

186 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

Reviews

[Matthew W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Possibly the best book for a introduction and/or reevaluation of the very important historical/philosophical works of German genius Oswald Spengler. Author John F. Fennelly does not spend the book criticizing Spengler for being a "proto-Nazi" but instead gives "credit where credit is due" as far as Spengler's contributions as well as shortcomings go. It is apparent that Spengler's work enabled Fennelly (describing his first reading of Spengler's "Decline.." as striking his consciousness with the impact of the burst of a hand grenade) to fully realize what was going on (or more like wrong) with the world, especially in the (declining/dying) west. Fennelly also compares Spengler to other "cyclical historians" such as Christian optimist Arnold Toynbee (basically Spengler's philosophical opposite). Unfortunately, Fennelly neglects to mention Neo-Spenglerian revolutionary and author of the genius tome "Imperium." As far as I know, Yockey's "Imperium" is the only work that seeks a serious solution to correcting "the decline of the west." Fennelly is certainly not politically correct, especially for a former Columbia university instructor, as he has no problem in discussing black collective failure (especially in the context of an industrialized Western cities) and their undeniable glaring differences in IQ/Brain structure.

For those "on the fence" in deciding whether or not to read the brilliant works of Oswald Spengler, "Twilight of the Evening Lands" is a fairly concise and objective look at the work of possibly the last great German philosopher, Oswald Spengler.

[Mike Plapp · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting work but too much of it was simply an Op-ed by Fennelly rather than an analysis of Spengler. The author does make some good points and has a firm grasp on Spengler's philosophy.