Friedrich Nietzsche and Weimar Classicism

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Friedrich Nietzsche and Weimar Classicism
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Author
LanguageEnglish
SeriesStudies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
Subject
Publisher Camden House Publishing
Publication date
November 2004
Publication placeUnited States
Pages293
ISBN 9781571136473

Friedrich Nietzsche and Weimar Classicism is a 2004 book by the British scholars Paul C. Bishop and R. H. Stephenson.

Contents

Summary

The book traces the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's relationship with Weimar Classicism and explores how this movement differed from German Romanticism. The authors find significant influence from Friedrich Schiller's On the Aesthetic Education of Man  [ de ] and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's poetry and scientific writings in Nietzsche's works, notably in the aesthetic theories in The Birth of Tragedy and Thus Spoke Zarathustra . They refute scholars who have argued that Nietzsche had a negative view of Weimar Classicism, which they argue is based on a misunderstanding of Nietzsche's negative assessments of other people's interpretations of the movement. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Reception

In The Comparatist , Ulrike Rainer called it "a thoroughly researched and well-written book". [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Rainer, Ulrike (2006). "Review of Friedrich Nietzsche and Weimar Classicism". The Comparatist . 30: 140–142. doi:10.1353/com.2006.0035.
  2. Rennie, Nicholas (2007). "Paul Bishop and R. H. Stephenson, Friedrich Nietzsche and Weimar Classicism". In Simon Richter, Angus Nicholls, Edgar Landgraf, Heather I. Sullivan, John P. Heins, Kelly Barry, Liliane Weissberg, Paul Fleming, Raleigh Whitinger and Robin Clouser (ed.). Goethe Yearbook . Vol. 14. Boydell and Brewer. pp. 246–248. doi:10.1515/9781571137395-028.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
  3. Emden, Christian J. (2012). "Paul Bishop / R. H. Stephenson, Friedrich Nietzsche and Weimar Classicism". Arbitrium  [ de ]. 30 (1): 87–91. doi:10.1515/arb-2012-0022.
  4. Holub, Robert C. (2005). "Friedrich Nietzsche and Weimar Classicism. By Paul Bishop and R. H. Stephenson. Rochester, NY: Camden House, 2005. 281 pages. $80.00". Monatshefte  [ de ]. 97 (3): 574–575. doi:10.3368/m.97.3.574.
  5. Martin, Nicholas (2007). "Review of Friedrich Nietzsche and Weimar Classicism by Paul Bishop, R. H. Stephenson". Modern Language Review . 102 (3): 893–894. doi:10.1353/mlr.2007.0239.
  6. Jensen, Anthony (2007–2008). "Paul Bishop and R.H. Stephenson, Friedrich Nietzsche and Weimar Classicism. Rochester [NY]: Camben House, 2005. 281 pp". New Nietzsche Studies . 7 (3/4): 168–171. doi:10.5840/newnietzsche2007/200873/414.
  7. Robertson, Ritchie (2006). "Book Review: Friedrich Nietzsche and Weimar Classicism". Journal of European Studies . 36 (3): 342–343. doi:10.1177/0047244106067489.