Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Presenting some of Nietzsche's most significant thoughts on art and literature,
this enthralling account traces the development of his thinking throughout his
writings and explores issues, such as:
* the idea that art has a unique capacity to reveal ultimate metaphysical truth
in "The Birth of Tragedy"
* the dominance of the Apollonian principle in "Human, all too Human
"* the death of god and notion of a detranscendentalized world in "The Gay Science
"* the contradictions and complications that emerged in Nietzsche's later
writings.
Synopsis
Nietzsche is one of the most important modern philosophers and his writings on the nature of art are amongst the most influential of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This GuideBook introduces and assesses:
- Nietzsche's life and the background to his writings on art
- the ideas and texts of his works which contribute to art, including The Birth of Tragedy, Human, All Too Human and Thus Spoke Zarathustra
- Nietzsche's continuing importance to philosophy and contemporary thought.
This GuideBook will be essential reading for all students coming to Nietzsche for the first time.