Nietzsche, Wagner and the Philosophy of Pessimism

Nietzsche's relationship with Wagner has long been a source of controversy and has given rise to a number of important studies. This work contends that the nature and extent of the anti-Wagnerian pastiche and polemic in "Thus Spake Zarathustra" is arguably the most important factor in the association between the two.

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 Thus Spake Zarathustra 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 Zarathustra. 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.

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