Nietzsche looms over modern literature and thought; according to Gottfried Benn, "everything my generation discussed, thought through innerly; one could say: suffered; or one could even say: took to the point of exhaustion -- all of it had already been said . . . by Nietzsche; all the rest was just exegesis." Nietzsche's influence on intellectual life today is arguably as great; witness the various societies, journals, and websites and the steady stream of papers, collections, and monographs. This Companion offers new essays from the best Nietzsche scholars, emphasizing the interrelatedness of his life and thought, eschewing a superficial biographical method but taking seriously his claim that great philosophy is "the self-confession of its author and a kind of unintended and unremarked memoir."
Each essay examines a major work by Nietzsche; together, they offer an advanced introduction for students of German Studies, philosophy, and comparative literature as well as for the lay reader. Re-establishing the links between Nietzsche's philosophical texts and their biographical background, the volume alerts Nietzsche scholars and intellectual historians to the internal development of his thought and the aesthetic construction of his identity as a philosopher.
Contributors: Ruth Abbey, Keith Ansell-Pearson, Rebecca Bamford, Paul Bishop, Thomas H. Brobjer, Daniel W. Conway, Adrian Del Caro, Carol Diethe, Michael Allen Gillespie and Keegan F. Callanan, Laurence Lampert, Duncan Large, Martin Liebscher, Martine Prange, Alan D. Schrift.
Paul Bishop is Professor of German at the University of Glasgow.
Reviews
U]nusually rich in substance, form, and contextualization. Among the work's many virtues are: stellar contributors, fresh perspectives, comprehensive scope, and superb organization. [T]he 15 original essays . . . offer much of value to specialists and non-specialists alike, and of special benefit is the guiding Nietzschean principle that structures the compilation: the intimate connection between "biography and creativity." . . . Nietzsche has exerted enormous influence over modern thought . . . and this edited volume does an excellent job of canvassing the man and his paradigm-shifting ideas. Highly recommended. CHOICE
Details
First Published: 16 Jul 2012
13 Digit ISBN: 9781571133274
Pages: 462
Size: 9 x 6
Binding: Hardback
Imprint: Camden House
Series:
Studies in German Literature Linguistics and CultureSubject:
German LiteratureBIC Class: DSB
Details updated on 21 May 2013
Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Nietzsche's Early Writings
- 3 The Birth of Tragedy
- 4 Untimely Meditations
- 5 Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
- 6 Daybreak
- 7 The Gay Science
- 8 Thus Spoke Zarathustra
- 9 Beyond Good and Evil
- 10 On the Genealogy of Morals
- 11 The Case of Wagner and Nietzsche contra Wagner
- 12 Twilight of the Idols
- 13 The Anti-Christ
- 14 Ecce Homo
- 15 Dithyrambs of Dionysos
- 16 Nietzsche's Nachlass
- 17 Conclusion
- 18 Notes on the Contributors
- 19 Index
