Judge Holden: A Faustian (Shadow) Archetype

This video essay explores Judge Holden from Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian as the shadow archetype of Faustian man, drawing on Spengler, Goethe, Melville, Nietzsche, and more. Full written essay (with expanded analysis for some parts) is found on my blog: https://rasmussten.com/blog/essays/judge-h... Bibliography: Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian (1985) Oswald Spengler, The Decline of the West (1922) Tribals reacting to Apollo 11 footage,    • Tribesmen in the Amazon react to images of...   Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust, Part One (1808) & Part Two (1832) Herman Melville, Moby-Dick (1851) Morgoth's Review (2021) Captain Ahab: A Faustian Archetype,    • Captain Ahab: A Faustian Archetype   Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (1651) Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men (2005) Cormac McCarthy, The Road (2006) Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals (1887) & Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883) Oswald Spengler, Man and Technics (1931) Carl Gustav Jung, Man and His Symbols (1964) Music: Gustav Holst - Mars, The Bringer of War Richard Wagner - "Faust Overture" Modest Mussorgsky - "Night on Bald Mountain" Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7, II. Allegretto Franz Schubert – String Quartet No. 14, "Death and the Maiden" Giuseppe Tartini - "Devil's Trill Sonata" Paul Romero – "Dungeon Theme" Audio Clips (used under fair use for purposes of criticism, commentary, and literary analysis): Excerpts from Blood Meridian audiobook, narrated by Richard Poe, ©1985 Cormac McCarthy (P)2007 Recorded Books Excerpts from Moby-Dick audiobook, narrated by Frank Muller, Public Domain (P)1987 Recorded Books, LLC Excerpts from No Country for Old Men audiobook, narrated by Tom Stechschulte, ©2005 Cormac McCarthy (P)2005 Recorded Books, LCC