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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458237803321

Titolo

Conversations with Nietzsche : a life in the words of his contemporaries / / edited and with an introduction by Sander L. Gilman ; translated by David J. Parent

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1987

©1987

ISBN

0-19-802164-X

1-280-52552-5

9786610525522

0-19-536185-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Disciplina

193

Soggetti

Philosophers - Germany

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Abridged translation of: Begegnungen mit Nietzsche.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: TALKING WITH NIETZSCHE; CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL DAYS (1844-1858); SCHULPFORTA (1858-1864); UNIVERSITY AND MILITARY TIME (1864-1869); PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BASEL (1870-1878); MIGRANT YEARS (1879-1889); AT THE JENA SANATORIUM (1889-1890); UNDER HIS MOTHER'S CARE IN NAUMBURG (1890-1897); ON DISPLAY IN WEIMAR (1897-1900); BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES; SOURCES; INDEX OF NAMES AND WORKS; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

In Conversations with Nietzsche, Sander Gilman and David Parent present a fascinating selection of memoirs, anecdotes, and informal recollections by friends and acquaintances of Nietzsche, translated by Parent from the definitive German collection. Gilman's selections carefully balance documents concerning Nietzsche's personal life with others on his intellectual development, resulting in an entertaining and informative book that will appeal to a wide audience of educated readers.