Routledge Philosophy Guidebook To Nietzsche On Art And Literature (routledge Philosophy Guidebooks)

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.

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.

BOOK COVER......Page 1 HALF-TITLE......Page 2 SERIES-TITLE......Page 3 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 DEDICATION......Page 6 CONTENTS......Page 8 PREFACE......Page 10 SOURCES AND ABBREVIATIONS......Page 12 INTRODUCTION......Page 14 1. REDEMPTION THROUGH ART: THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY......Page 22 2. REDEMPTION THROUGH SCIENCE: HUMAN, ALL TOO HUMAN......Page 47 3. ART TO THE RESCUE: THE GAY SCIENCE......Page 74 4. PHILOSOPHY AS ART: THUS SPOKE ZARATHUSTRA......Page 102 5. THE ART OF FREEDOM: AFTER ZARATHUSTRA......Page 125 APPENDIX: NIETZSCHE ON WAGNER......Page 154 NOTES......Page 169 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 185 INDEX......Page 188 Aaron Ridley offers a clear and insightful examination of Nietzsche's significant thoughts on art, and covers key texts such as The Birth of Tragedy, Human, All Too Human and Thus Spoke Zarathustra.   Nietzsche's philosophy of art and literature is scattered throughout his writings. His work analyses his most significant thoughts on the subject, tracing the development of his thinking.