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857 - Nietzscheana – Dite Collection
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Nietzscheana – Dite Collection Nietzsche, Friedrich A New Year’s message to the editor of the weekly journal *Im neuen Reich*. First published in: *Musikalisches Wochenblatt*. Vol. 4, No. 3, p. 38. Volume 4 of the *Musikalisches Wochenblatt*, a journal for musicians and music lovers. Edited by E. W. Fritzsch. Leipzig: Fritzsch, 1873. 4°. VII, 732 pp. Half-leather with paper endpapers (slightly rubbed). First edition. – Schaberg 22 and pp. 51–52 – A rare letter of support for Richard Wagner. - “In the autumn of 1872, Th. Puschmann, a Munich-based doctor and psychiatrist, published a book entitled *Richard Wagner: A Psychiatric Study*, in which he declared Wagner to be insane. Subsequently, an article by Professor A. Dove appeared in the weekly magazine ‘Im neuen Reich’, which supported and expanded upon this accusation. As the accusations infuriated Nietzsche, he wrote an open letter on 3 January in defence of Wagner” (Schaberg p. 51). - Slightly browned due to the paper; the title page has a small tear at the top edge. First edition. - Schaberg 22 and pp. 51–52 - A rare letter of support for Richard Wagner. - “In the autumn of 1872, Th. Puschmann, a Munich physician and psychiatrist, published a book entitled *Richard Wagner: A Psychiatric Study*, in which he declared Wagner to be insane. Subsequently, an article by Professor A. Dove appeared in the weekly journal *Im neuen Reich*, which supported and elaborated on this accusation. As the accusations infuriated Nietzsche, he wrote an open letter on 3 January in defence of Wagner” (Schaberg, p. 51). – Slightly browned due to the paper, the title page has a small tear at the top edge.
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