The Case of Wagner

Name: The Case of Wagner
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
ISBN: 9781787366374

Author: Friedrich Nietzsche

Narrator: George Easton

Unabridged: 2 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Interactive Media

Published: 03/22/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Social Philosophy

Synopsis

The essay is a scathing critique of the German composer Richard Wagner, whom Nietzsche had previously admired, but later came to despise. Nietzsche argues that Wagner's music represents a decadent and degenerate form of art, which promotes a nihilistic and life-denying worldview. He also accuses Wagner of promoting a kind of fake heroism, which he believes is dangerous and misleading. Overall, "The Case of Wagner" is a powerful critique of Wagner and his artistic legacy, and a provocative exploration of the nature of art and its relationship to human culture and values. Read in English, unabridged.

About Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher and philologist whose best-known works include Thus Spoke Zarathustra; Ecce Homo; Human, All Too Human; and Beyond Good and Evil. Much of his work is characterized by radical questioning of the value and objectivity of truth and criticism of traditional ideals of morality. Nietzsche's writings were significant influences on the existentialist, nihilist, and postmodernist schools of thought, as well as on the work of such later writers as Herman Hesse, Albert Camus, Sigmund Freud, and Jean-Paul Sartre.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Silvia on March 09, 2024

mind tabas arusaam, et nietzsche ja wagner olid nagu kanye ja jay-z. kanye imetles jay-z’d, tahtis olla tema väike vend, aga lõpuks sai koostööst (watch the throne) võitu ego, sest väikevend ei tahtnud enam väikevennaks jääda. ja muidugi sai ühest antisemiit, aga siin mul läheb kanye/nietzsche jay/w......more

Goodreads review by Mesoscope on August 05, 2024

"Tatsächlich hat er sein ganzes Leben einen Satz wiederholt: daß seine Musik nicht nur Musik bedeute! Sondern mehr! Sondern unendlich viel mehr!... »Nicht nur Musik« – so redet kein Musiker." This extraordinary essay is for people who know and value Wagner, Nietzsche, and nineteenth-century German cu......more

Goodreads review by Deniz on April 07, 2020

Nietzsche Wagner'i duygusuz olmakla suçluyor, bir ölçüde katılıyorum. Wagner'in müziğinin açıklanmaya ihtiyaç duymasını eleştiriyor. Wagner'in zor anlaşılmaktan değil, müziğinin zor anlaşılamamasından korktuğunu söylüyor. Wagner'in dürüstlüğü önemli, sadece teknik buluş yapıyor, dürüst değil, diyor. "......more

Goodreads review by Peeter on February 26, 2024

In regards to this book in general: Nietzsche could have said all of the main points in a couple of pages but instead becomes almost Wagneresque in his "unending melody" of poetic whining. Loomingu Raamatukogu kohta: Tegu on totaalselt skisofreenilise kogemusega. Kaks Nietzsche teksti olid minu jaoks p......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on October 12, 2021

Christ, Nietzsche out here slaughtering his old mate Wagner......more