Interpreting Nietzsche : reception and influence / edited by Ashley Woodward.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Woodward, Ashley.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900--Criticism and interpretation.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xi, 214 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, [2011]

Summary:

Helping students get to grips with the work of this compelling but often baffling thinker, this introductory guide surveys the impact and continuing influence of the work of Friedrich Nietzsche on modern European thought.

Interpreting Nietzsche explores how some of the most important thinkers of the 20th century have responded to the legacy of his writings. Each chapter focuses on how Nietzsche's work has been read by such major figures as:

Martin Heidegger

Jacques Derrida

Gilles Deleuze

Luce Irigaray

Gianni Vattimo

Encouraging students to take their studies further, each chapter also includes annotated guides to further primary and secondary reading. Book jacket.

Contents:

Who is Nietzsche? / Ashley Woodward

Heidegger's Nietzsche / Sean Ryan

Löwith's Nietzsche / J. Harvey Lomax

Bataille's Nietzsche / Yue Zhou

Kaufmann's Nietzsche / David Rathbone

Deleuze's Nietzsche / Jon Roffe

Klossowski's Nietzsche / Ashley Woodward

Müller-Lauter's Nietzsche / Ciano Aydin

Kofman's Nietzsche / Duncan Large

Strauss's Nietzsche / Mathew Sharpe and Daniel Townshend

Vattimo's Nietzsche / Robert T. Valgenti

Derrida's Nietzsche / Carolyn D'Cruz

Irigaray's Nietzsche / Joanne Faulkner

Nehamas's Nietzsche / Mark Tomlinson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781441152411

1441152415

9781441120045

1441120041

OCLC:

657602951