Nietzsche's early literary writings and The birth of tragedy / Steven D. Martinson.

Rochester, New York : Camden House, 2022.

x, 291 pages ; 24 cm.

"The name Friedrich Nietzsche resonates around the world. Although known primarily as a philosopher, Nietzsche began his career as a writer while still a boy with literary texts: poetry, prose, and dramas. The present book is the first extensive study in English of the literary works of the young Nietzsche. It understands Nietzsche in the light of his activity as a creative writer from his juvenalia through his first two years as professor of classical philology at the University of Basel, that is, up to the publication of his first major work, The Birth of Tragedy Out of the Spirit of Music, in which he expounded the Dionysiac element in Greek civilization and its expression in tragedy and championed the work of Richard Wagner. Knowledge of Nietzsche's literary writings further underscores the value of The Birth of Tragedy as a work of world literature. The study provides almost all of Nietzsche's early poetry and extensive excerpts from his prose and dramas, much of it in English for the first time"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Martinson, Steven D., 1949- Nietzsche's early literary writings and The birth of tragedy Rochester, New York : Camden House, 2022

English; German

February 07, 2023

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-274) and index.