A Companion to Friedrich Nietzsche: Life and Works

by Paul Bishop (Editor)

Overview

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 asfor 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 William Jacks Chair of Modern Languages at the University of Glasgow.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580468916
Publisher:	Boydell & Brewer Group Ltd
Publication date:	07/16/2012
Series:	Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture , #114
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	462
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Paul Bishop

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

A Note on Editions and Abbreviations x

Introduction Paul Bishop 1

Link to Nietzsche's Early Writings 13

1 Nietzsche's Early Writings Thomas H. Brobjer 24

Link to The Birth of Tragedy 49

2 The Birth of Tragedy Adrian Del Caro 54

Link to Untimely Meditations 81

3 Untimely Meditations Duncan Large 86

Link to Human, All Too Human 109

4 Human, All Too Human: A Book for Tree Spirits Ruth Abbey 114

Link to Daybreak 135

5 Daybreak Rebecca Bamford 139

Link to The Gay Science 159

6 The Gay Science Keith Ansell-Pearson 167

Link to Zarathustra 193

7 Thus Spoke Zarathustra Laurence Lampert 201

Link to Beyond Good and Evil 227

8 Beyond Good and Evil Martine Prange 232

Link to On the Genealogy of Morals 251

9 On the Genealogy of Morals Michael Allen Gillespie Keegan F. Callanan 255

Link to The Case of Wagner and Nietzsche contra Wagner 279

10 Tloe Case of Wagner and Nietzsche contra Wagner Daniel W. Conway 285

Link to Twilight of the Idols, The Anti-Christ, and Ecce Homo 309

11 Twilight of the Idols Carol Diethe 315

12 The Anti-Christ Martin Liebscher 339

13 Ecce Homo Paul Bishop 361

14 Dithyrambs of Dionysos Paul Bishop 391

Link to the Nachlass 399

15 Nietzsche's Nachlass Alan D. Schrift 405

Conclusion 429

Notes on the Contributors 431

Index 435

Editorial Reviews

[A]n invaluable resource for students and scholars, with well-researched and expert accounts of Nietzsche's works. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW

[A] commendably useful and reliable resource for anyone interested in studying Nietzsche systematically. It succeeds in making Nietzsche's multifaceted and often contradictory thought accessible to students and scholars even if they lack a strong background in philosophy. The volume is designed to cover the entire range of Nietzsche's output and to address the most significant events and relationships in his life. There is no other introduction to Nietzsche that accomplishes so much in a comparatively succinct format. . . . The [book] deserves credit for having been edited in full consciousness of [Nietzsche's conviction regarding the] interpenetration of life and work, and it merits high praise for being the most dependable, even-handed, and comprehensive introduction to an oeuvre that continues to be met with intense, passionate interest inside and outside the academic world. GERMAN QUARTERLY

[Different from other Companions to Nietzsche in] the emphasis it places on the biographical context for particular texts and on the progressive unfolding of a life dedicated to philosophical inquiry. . . . Overall, this is a guide to Nietzsche's writings that can be strongly recommended to university German departments throughout the English-speaking world. JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN STUDIES [David Midgley]

[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

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