Steven D. Martinson

Nietzsche's Early Literary Writings and The Birth of Tragedy (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Understands Nietzsche in the light of his activity as a creative writer from his juvenilia through the publication of The Birth of Tragedy, providing the first extensive study in English of his early literary works.

The name Friedrich Nietzsche resonates around the world. Although known primarily as a philosopher, Nietzsche began his writing career while still a boy with literary texts: poetry, prose, and dramas. The present book is the first extensive study in English of these early literary works. It understands Nietzsche in the light of his activity as a creative writer from his juvenilia through his first two years as professor of classical philology at the University of Basel, that is, through the 1872 publication of his first major work, The Birth of Tragedy Out of the Spirit of Music. Knowledge of Nietzsche's early literary writings further underscores the value of The Birth of Tragedy as a work of world literature. The present study makes available almost all of Nietzsche's early poetry and extensive excerpts from his early prose works and dramas - much of it in English for the first time - along with commentary. A final, extensive chapter on The Birth of Tragedy treats it as the culmination of the early literary works. The book contains many new insights into Nietzsche and his work and essential source material for future research. All quotations from Nietzsche are given in both the original German and in English.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781800108295
• Artikelnr.: 65888356

Autorenporträt

STEVEN D. MARTINSON is Professor Emeritus of German at the University of Arizona.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Early Nietzsche 1: The
Early Poetry 2: The Early Prose Works 3: The Dramas and Drama Fragments 4:
The Birth of Tragedy Out of the Spirit of Music 5: Conclusion Bibliography
Index