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865 - Nietzscheana – Dite Collection
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Nietzscheana – Dite Collection Nietzsche, Friedrich Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen, Volumes I–IV in 1 volume. Leipzig, Fritzsch, (1886). 101, VI–111, 113, 98 pp., 1 leaf, contemporary half-leather (spine faded, slightly scuffed). All first editions, 2nd printing (Vol. 4 with the addition on the title page: ‘Second edition’). - Schaberg 46, 47, 48 and 49. - Jacoby p. 51. - Borst 3194. - Contents of Vol. 1: First piece: David Strauss. The Confessor and the Writer. - A significant polemic against the ‘cultured philistine’ David Friedrich Strauss, whom Nietzsche seeks to mock with harsh words. Nietzsche rejects Strauss’s secularised piety, which turns against Schopenhauer, and accuses him of maintaining a parasitic relationship with the German classics. - Vol. 2: Second Piece: On the Use and Abuse of History for Life. - A powerful text which continues to play a significant role in controversial discourses amongst philosophers and historians to this day. - Vol. 3: Part 3: Schopenhauer as Educator. - A tribute full of appreciation to his teacher, A. Schopenhauer. - Vol. 4: Part 4: Richard Wagner in Bayreuth. Second edition. A tribute to Wagner’s life’s work at the height of his success, offering sobering insights into Wagner’s character. - Title page slightly discoloured, tiny corner tear. Vol. 2: name on title page. - Overall, a good copy. First editions, second issues (Vol. 4 with the addition on the title page: ‘Second Edition’). – Schaberg 46, 47, 48, and 49. – Jacoby p. 51. – Borst 3194. - Contains Vol. 1: First Essay: David Strauss: the Confessor and the Writer. - A significant polemic against the ‘cultured philistine’ David Friedrich Strauss, whom Nietzsche seeks to ridicule with harsh language. Nietzsche rejects the secularised piety that Strauss directs against Schopenhauer and accuses him of a parasitic relationship with the German classical authors. - Vol. 2: Second Essay: On the Use and Abuse of History for Life. - An influential text that continues to play a vital role in the contentious debates amongst philosophers and historians. - Vol. 3: Third Essay: Schopenhauer as Educator. - An appreciative homage to his mentor, A. Schopenhauer. - Vol. 4: Fourth Essay: Richard Wagner in Bayreuth. Second edition. An appreciation of Wagner’s life’s work at the height of his success, offering sobering insights into Wagner’s character. - First title page slightly browned, tiny loss at the corner. Name on title page of Vol. 2. - Overall a good copy.
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