Essays, Letters & Speeches

The Case of Wagner, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Selected Aphorisms.

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

This provocative work marks Nietzsche's dramatic break with composer Richard Wagner, critiquing his music and political entanglements.

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"The Case of Wagner, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Selected Aphorisms" by Friedrich Nietzsche is a collection published in 1888. This provocative work marks Nietzsche's dramatic break with composer Richard Wagner, critiquing his music and political entanglements. Nietzsche presents Wagner as a symptom of Europe's broader affliction: nihilism. The philosopher showcases his music criticism while exploring art's relationship to humanity's future. This stands in sharp contrast to Nietzsche's earlier praise of Wagner, revealing an intellectual rupture that consumed his final creative years.

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Format
EPUB
Language
English
Length
102 pages
Published
1 January 1888
Publisher
Library of Alexandria
ISBN
9781465503060

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