Nietzsche
The Man and his Philosophy

The ideal book for anyone interested in Nietzsche's life and work.

R. J. Hollingdale (Author)

9780521002950, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 April 2001

288 pages
23 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm, 0.4 kg

' … a judicious and stimulating introduction to a man whose ideas have been more revered and more perverted than those of any modern thinker'. Financial Times

This classic biography of Nietzsche, first published in the 1960s, was enthusiastically reviewed at the time. The biography is now reissued with its text updated in the light of recent research. Hollingdale's biography remains the single best account of the life and works for the student or non-specialist. The biography chronicles Nietzsche's intellectual evolution and discusses his friendship and breach with Wagner, his attitude towards Schopenhauer, and his indebtedness to Darwin and the Greeks. It follows the years of his maturity and his mental collapse in 1889. The final part of the book considers the development of the Nietzsche legend during his years of madness. R. J. Hollingdale, one of the preeminent translators of Nietzsche, allows Nietzsche to speak for himself in a translation that transmits the vividness and virtuosity of Nietzsche's many styles. This is the ideal book for anyone interested in Nietzsche's life and work to learn why he is such a significant figure for the development of modern thought.

Preface to revised edition
Part I. 1844–1869: 1. The child
2. The schoolboy
3. The student
Part II. 1869–1879: 4. The professor
5. Wagner, Schopenhauer, Darwin and the Greeks
6. Basel and Bayreuth
7. Sorrento and an end in Basel
Part III. 1879–1889: 8. The turning-point
9. The wanderer
10. Lou Salomé
11. Zarathustra
12. The solitary
13. The year 1888
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The revaluation
15. The poet
16. The collapse
Part IV. 1889–1900: 17. Nietzsche's death
Postscript 1999
Selective bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: History of Western philosophy [HPC]