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Nietzsche contra Wagner; Out of the Files of a Psychologist is a critical essay by Friedrich Nietzsche, composed of selections he chose from among his earlier works. The selections are assembled in this essay in order to focus on Nietzsche's thoughts about the composer Richard Wagner.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Hans Driessen, Cosima Wagner
- 1889
Nietzsche contra Wagner. Out of the Files of a Psychologist. 1888. Foreword. All of the following chapters have been selected, not without caution, from my older writings—some go back all the way to 1877—perhaps clarified here and there, above all, shortened.
Apr 7, 2008 · Nietzsche wrote the rough draft of “The Case of Wagner” in Turin, during the month of May 1888; he completed it in Sils Maria towards the end of June of the same year, and it was published in the following autumn.
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In Nietzsche contra Wagner, Nietzsche pulled together excerpts from his works to show that he consistently had the same thoughts about music, only that he had misapplied them to Wagner in the earliest works.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
- 1888
Jun 27, 2024 · Later that year, responding in part to reviews of The Case of Wagner, Nietzsche quickly prepared Nietzsche contra Wagner for print. He excerpted the contents from his earlier books, lightly editing these selections and adding a very brief preface.
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE. I. THE CASE OF WAGNER. II. NIETZSCHE CONTRA WAGNER. III. SELECTED APHORISMS. TRANSLATED BY ANTHONY M. LUDOVICI. IV. WE PHILOLOGISTS. TRANSLATED BY J. M. KENNEDY. The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche. The First Complete and Authorised English Translation. Edited by Dr Oscar Levy. Volume Eight. T.N. FOULIS.
Apr 7, 2008 · “Nietzsche contra Wagner” was written about the middle of December 1888; but, although it was printed and corrected before the New Year, it was not published until long afterwards owing to Nietzsche's complete breakdown in the first days of 1889.
