Nietzsche: The Man and his Philosophy

by R. J. Hollingdale

• ISBN13: 9780521002950
• ISBN10: 0521002958
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-09
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This classic biography of Nietzsche, first published in the 1960s, was enthusiastically reviewed at the time. The biography is now reissued with its text updated in the light of recent research. Hollingdale's biography remains the single best account of the life and works for the student or non-specialist. The biography chronicles Nietzsche's intellectual evolution and discusses his friendship and breach with Wagner, his attitude towards Schopenhauer, and his indebtedness to Darwin and the Greeks. It follows the years of his maturity and his mental collapse in 1889. The final part of the book considers the development of the Nietzsche legend during his years of madness. R. J. Hollingdale, one of the preeminent translators of Nietzsche, allows Nietzsche to speak for himself in a translation that transmits the vividness and virtuosity of Nietzsche's many styles. This is the ideal book for anyone interested in Nietzsche's life and work to learn why he is such a significant figure for the development of modern thought.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Revised Edition	vii
A List of Nietzsche's Works	ix
PART I: 1844-1869
The Child	3	(15)
The SChoolboy	18	(10)
The Student	28	(19)
PART II: 1869-1879
The Professor	47	(9)
Wagner, Schopenhauer, Darwin and the Greeks	56	(30)
Basel and Bayreuth	86	(21)
Sorrento and an End in Basel	107	(8)
PART III: 1879-1889
The Turning-Point	115	(10)
The Wanderer	125	(23)
Lou Salome	148	(10)
Zarathustra	158	(11)
The Solitary	169	(24)
The Year 1888	193	(24)
The Revaluation	217	(11)
The Poet	228	(9)
The Collapse	237	(6)
PART IV: 1889-1900
Nietzsche's Death	243	(12)
Postscript 1999	255	(8)
Selective Bibliography	263	(4)
Index	267