Conversations With Nietzsche - A Life in the Words of His Contemporaries

Zusatztext An exceedingly interesting, and often touching, collection of memories. Klappentext In Conversation with Nietzsche, Sander Gilman and David Parent present a fascinating selection of memoirs, anecdotes, and informal recollections by friends and acquaintances of Nietzsche, translated by Parent from the definitive German collection. Gilman's selections carefully balance documents concerning Nietzsche's personal life with others on his intellectual development, resulting in an entertaining and informative book that will appeal to a wide audience of educated readers. Zusammenfassung These eighty-seven memoirs! anecdotes! and informal recollections by a broad range of reporters reflect both the reality and the myths surrounding this legendary figure. Together! they cover the entire span of Nietzsche's life and yield new insights into Nietzsche as a thinker and as a commentator on his times! recounting his views on religion! philosophy! women! literature! arts! and some of the great thinkers and historical figures.

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• Authors: Sander L. Gilman, Sander L. (Goldwin Smith Professor of Huma Gilman
• Assisted by: Sander L. Gilman (Editor), Sander L. (Goldwin Smith Professor of Human Studies Gilman (Editor), David J. Parent (Translation), David J. (Professor of German Parent (Translation), Professor of German David J (Illinois State University) Parent (Translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.1991
• EAN: 9780195067781
• ISBN: 978-0-19-506778-1
• No. of pages: 302
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works