Nietzsche, Wagner And The Philosophy Of Pessimism Av Roger Hollinrake

<P>Nietzsche¿s relationship with Wagner has long been a source of controversy and has given rise to a number of important studies, including this major breakthrough in Nietzsche scholarship, first published in 1982. In this work Hollinrake contends that the nature and extent of the anti-Wagnerian pastiche and polemic in <EM>Thus Spake Zarathustra</EM> is arguably the most important factor in the association between the two. Thus Wagner, as the purveyor of a particular brand of Schopenhauerian pessimism, is here revealed as one of the principle sources ¿ and targets ¿ of <EM>Zarathustra</EM>. Whilst addressed primarily to students of German Literature, this book will also be of interest to musicians, philosophers and students of the history of culture and ideas.</P>