The Complete Works, Volume 8 Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm 1844-1900 creator Levy, Oscar 1867-1946 Kennedy, J. M. (John McFarland) Ludovici, Anthony M. (Anthony Mario) 1882-1971 text utu 2016 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Case of Wagner" by Friedrich Nietzsche is a book published in 1888. Subtitled "A Musician's Problem," it marks Nietzsche's dramatic break with composer Richard Wagner, whom he once admired. Nietzsche critiques Wagner's involvement with nationalism and antisemitism, while presenting him as a symptom of a broader European disease: nihilism. The work showcases Nietzsche's skills as a music critic and explores art's relationship to humanity's future health, standing in sharp contrast to his earlier praise of Wagner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) The case of Wagner -- Nietzsche contra Wagner -- Selected aphorisms -- We philologists. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_of_Wagner Release date is 2016-05-27 Produced by Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Hathi Trust.) Original publication data not identified Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 B ML Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52166 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52166 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134213.0 52166