From Shakespeare to existentialism : an original study : essays on Shakespeare and Goethe, Hegel and Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Rilke, and Freud, Jaspers, Heidegger, and Toynbee

A classic book by one of the twentieth century’s most innovative and adventurous thinkers First published in 1959, From Shakespeare to Existentialism offers Walter Kaufmann’s critical interpretations of some of the greatest minds in Western philosophy, religion, and literature. Few scholars can match Kaufmann’s range of interests, from intellectual history and comparative religion to psychology, art, and architecture. In this illuminating and wide-ranging book, he traces the evolving Aristotelian ideal of the great-souled individual, showing how it was forgotten by medieval Christendom but recovered by Shakespeare and apotheosized by Nietzsche. An invaluable companion to his Critique of Religion and Philosophy , this volume presents Kaufmann at his most trailblazing, charting new directions in Western thought while providing bold perspectives on figures such as Goethe, Hegel, Rilke, and Freud. Book Description: Explores Such Themes As Philosophy Versus Poetry, Post-world War Ii German Thought, Art, Tradition, And Truth In A Collection Of Essays. Preface (1979) -- Preface (1960) -- Preface (1959) -- Shakespeare: Between Socrates And Existentialism -- Dialogue With A Critic -- Shakespeare Versus Goethe -- Goethe And The History Of Ideas -- Goethe's Faith And Faust's Redemption -- Goethe Versus Romanticism -- Hegel Myth And Its Method -- Young Hegel And Religion -- Hegel: Contribution And Calamity -- Kierkegaard -- How Nietzsche Revolutionized Ethics -- Nietzsche And Rilke -- Art, Tradition, And Truth -- Philosophy Versus Poetry -- Jaspers' Relation To Nietzsche -- Freud -- Heidegger's Castle -- German Thought After World War Ii -- Toynbee And Super-history -- Toynbee And Religion -- Bibliography -- Index. By Walter Kaufmann. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [429]-443. Cover 1 Title Page 2 Copyright 3 Dedication 4 CONTENTS 6 Preface 8 Preface to the Anchor Edition 10 From Shakespeare to Existentialism 14 1. Shakespeare: Between Socrates and Existentialism 16 2. Dialogue with a Critic 40 3. Shakespeare versus Goethe 50 4. Goethe and the History of Ideas 66 5. Goethe's Faith and Faust's Redemption 76 6. Goethe versus Romanticism 92 7. The Hegel Myth and Its Method 110 8. The Young Hegel and Religion 144 9. Hegel: Contribution and Calamity 178 10. Kierkegaard 190 11. How Nietzsche Revolutionized Ethics 222 12. Nietzsche and Rilke 234 13. Art, Tradition, and Truth 256 14. Philosophy versus Poetry 278 15. Jaspers' Relation to Nietzsche 298 16. Freud 336 17. Heidegger's Castle 354 18. German Thought After World War II 386 19. Toynbee and Super-History 402 Bibliography 444 Addenda 461 Index 462 s/t: Essays on Shakespeare and Goethe; Hegel and Kierkegaard; Nietzsche, Rilke and Freud; Jaspers, Heidegger and Toynbee Explores such themes as philosophy versus poetry, post-World War II German thought, art, tradition, and truth in a collection of essays.