Nietzsche and Antiquity: His Reaction and Response to the Classical Tradition

This volume collects a wide-ranging set of essays examining Friedrich Nietzsche's engagement with antiquity in all its aspects. It investigates Nietzsche's reaction and response to the concept of "classicism," with particular reference to his work on Greek culture as a philologist in Basel and later as a philosopher of modernity, and to his reception of German classicism in all his texts. The book should be of interest to students of ancient history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571132821
• ISBN13: 9781571132826
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 519 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"