Exhortation to the Germans: A New Reader's Edition
May 2024 · The Collected Works of Friedrich Nietzsche Book 22 · Marchen Press
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Nietzsche wrote this short work translated either as "A Call to the Germans", "An Admonition to the Germans" or "An Exhortation to the Germans" (original German "Mahnruf an die Deutschen") at Richard Wagner's request to help raise funds for the construction of his Bayreuth Theater. This letter is sometimes called his "Admonition". Here we have a fascinating look at Wagner and Nietzsche's healthy relationship before Nietzsche turned on him and started a life-long crusade of condemning Wagner and his art. He penned this letter on October 25th, 1873, only a matter of months before his break with Wagner. The first time this work was printed was in 1873 in Basel by G. A. Bonfantini. This Critical Reader's Edition offers a modern translation of the original manuscript, designed to help the armchair philosopher engage deeply with Nietzsche's works. The translation features clean, contemporary language with simplified sentence structures and diction, making Nietzsche's complex ideas more accessible. In addition to the main text, this edition includes extensive supplementary material that enhances the manuscript with autobiographical, historical, and linguistic context. It contains an afterword by the translator examining the history, impact, and intellectual legacy of Nietzsche in relation to this work, an index of philosophical concepts with emphasis on Existentialism and Phenomenology, a complete chronological list of Nietzsche's published writings, and a detailed timeline of his life, highlighting the personal relationships that significantly shaped his philosophy.
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Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a watershed German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, musician (briefly) and philologist (the study of ancient manuscripts) whose work has had a profound impact on modern intellectual history. Known for his critiques of European morality and religion (particularly Protestantism), Nietzsche's ideas on the "will to power" and the "Übermensch" have influenced a wide range of philosophical, literary, and psychological thought including thinkers such as Martin Heidegger, Albert Camus, Michael Foucault and the entire Postmodern religion.
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