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861 - Nietzscheana – Dite Collection
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Nietzscheana – Dite Collection Nietzsche, Friedrich A collection of 8 first publications by Nietzsche in *Literarisches Centralblatt für Deutschland*, 1868–1870. Edited by Friedrich Zarncke. 3 volumes. Leipzig, Avenarius, 1868–1870. 4°. Contemporary paper binding with paper spine label (1868) and contemporary cardboard binding with paper spine label (1869–70). - Spine labels slightly scuffed). Rare first editions of all 8 of Nietzsche’s reviews in the *Literarisches Centralblatt*. – pp. 1–8 and pp. 25–26. - Includes a review of Georg Friedrich Schömann’s *Die Hesiodische Theogonie* and Valentinus Rose’s edition of *Anacreontis Teii quae vocantur Symposiaka* (in 1868), as well as further critical announcements and reviews of new publications in classical antiquity studies, including works on Diogenes Laertius, Democritus and ancient literary history (1869–70). - The 7th commentary is (according to Schaberg) particularly interesting because it reports on the doctoral thesis of Nietzsche’s friend Erwin Rohde, which was published by the Leipzig publisher Wilhelm Engelmann. Engelmann was the first publisher to whom Nietzsche offered *The Birth of Tragedy* for publication. When the book was finally published in 1872, Rohde reciprocated Nietzsche’s review by providing the only academic defence of the work (Schaberg, p. 26). - 1868 edition with a crossed-out library stamp on the reverse of the title page; inside cover bearing a stamp (‘Doublette Weimar’); 1869–70 editions with a school library stamp on the title pages and a corresponding bookplate on the inside covers. Rare first editions of all eight reviews by Nietzsche in the *Literarisches Centralblatt*. - Schaberg 1–8 and pp. 25–26. - Includes reviews of Georg Friedrich Schömann’s *Die Hesiodische Theogonie* and Valentinus Rose’s edition of *Anacreontis Teii quae vocantur Symposiaka* (1868), as well as other critical notices and reviews of new publications in classical studies—including works on Diogenes Laertius, Democritus, and the history of ancient literature (1869–70). - The seventh review is of particular interest (according to Schaberg) because it discusses the doctoral thesis of Nietzsche’s friend Erwin Rohde, published by the Leipzig firm of Wilhelm Engelmann. Engelmann was the first publisher to whom Nietzsche offered *The Birth of Tragedy* for publication. When the book finally appeared in 1872, Rohde reciprocated Nietzsche’s review by offering the only academic defence of the work (Schaberg, p. 26). - The 1868 volume bears a crossed-out library stamp on the reverse of the title page and a stamp/duplicate mark from Weimar on the inside cover; the 1869–70 volumes bear school library stamps on the title pages and corresponding bookplates on the inside covers.
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