Nietzsche, Wagner and the Philosophy of Pessimism

di Roger Hollinrake (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2015

Nietzsche’s relationship with Wagner has long been a source of controversy and has given rise to a number of important studies, including this major breakthrough in Nietzsche scholarship, first published in 1982. In this work Hollinrake contends that the nature and extent of the anti-Wagnerian pastiche and polemic in Thus Spake Zarathustra is arguably the most important factor in the association between the two. Thus Wagner, as the purveyor of a particular brand of Schopenhauerian pessimism, is here revealed as one of the principle sources – and targets – of Zarathustra. Whilst addressed primarily to students of German Literature, this book will also be of interest to musicians, philosophers and students of the history of culture and ideas.

• Autore: Roger Hollinrake
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Library Editions: Friedrich Nietzsche
• Anno: 2015
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 328 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 138 mm
• Peso: 900 gr.
• EAN: 9781138884106

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