ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |8 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 3|28 pages

ART TO THE RESCUE: THE GAY SCIENCE

chapter 4|23 pages

PHILOSOPHY AS ART: THUS SPOKE ZARATHUSTRA

chapter 5|29 pages

THE ART OF FREEDOM: AFTER ZARATHUSTRA