| Nietzsche and Schiller: Untimely Aesthetics Contributor(s): Martin, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198159137 ISBN-13: 9780198159131 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $95.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1996 Annotation: This book, the first to attempt a thorough comparison of Nietzsche's and Schiller's thought, examines their programmes to reform the individual through aesthetic experience, with reference primarily to Nietzsche's Die Geburt der Tragodie and Schiller's Asthetische Briefe. It counters the prejudice that Nietzsche and Schiller represent a black-and-white contrast, draws a convincing picture of their shared cultural heritage and assumptions, and assesses the nature and implications of their claims for the 'untimeliness' of aesthetic experience and of their proposed reforms to man and society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Literary Criticism | European - German |
| Dewey: 111.850 |
| LCCN: 95040307 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.69" W x 8.8" (0.93 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first comparative study of Nietzsche's Birth of Tragedy and Schiller's Aesthetic Letters, two crucial texts in aesthetic and cultural theory. Martin's scrupulous examination and comparison reveals the common ground shared by the two writers, who are usually regarded as being poles apart. In addition, Martin shows how this common ground mutually illuminates both texts. |