Work · Friedrich Nietzsche
Nietzsche contra Wagner
Nietzsche assembles and revises earlier passages to present the history of his objections to Wagner.
Understanding the text
Prepared in December 1888 and published in 1889; this dossier is not correspondence between the two men.
Key points
- 01
Montage
Selecting passages retrospectively constructs a continuous critical position.
- 02
Musical physiology
The question concerns what music asks of the body and its affects.
- 03
Convalescence
The break becomes an experience of detachment and changing taste.
How to read it
Locate passages in their original books to assess how their new context changes them.
Editions & sources
Summaries and key points are original editorial interpretations. They accompany reading the work and do not replace an edition of the text. Editorial method ↗