Nietzsche contra Wagner, Aktenstücke eines Psychologen (Nietzsche contra Wagner, Documents of a Psychologist).

NIETZSCHE, Friedrich.

Verlag: C. G. Naumann, Leipzig, 1889

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TP + [i] = Vorwort + 1-[42], Octavo. First Edition (Schaberg 57). Only ONE HUNDRED COPIES Printed - Nietzsche's Inflammatory Final Attack on Richard Wagner.Nietzsche simply exploded in a frenzy of creativity during his last three months-to the point where he himself was uncertain as to exactly which book he was going to write or edit on any given day. In addition, work on this particular book is concentrated in the month of December 1888, so we have to contend with the added confusion caused by Nietzsche's rapid deterioration into madness as the month draws to a close.The manuscript was produced very quickly because the work itself was short-only forty-two pages-and it consisted entirely of snippets of Nietzsche's previously published works, arranged here to prove that he and Wagner had always been opposed to one another. There were, however, small additions and changes made to the previously published texts which made the arguments much more pointed and personal… [so] here we have the opportunity to see another fascinating side of Nietzsche's writing and thought: Nietzsche as Editor.…Nietzsche originally requested that Naumann "take care of this small matter immediately," but two days later, on 17 December, he changed his mind and asked his publisher to devote all of his time to the printing of the first two press sheets of Ecce homo so that he could send them to his French and English translators: "when the two press sheets are finished, then we will go back to Nietzsche contra Wagner."…At this point, his precipitous decline into madness increased dramatically and it is clearly reflected in his correspondence with Naumann-Nietzsche simply could not make up his mind about what he wanted to print and publish next… Naumann was being inundated with instructions from Nietzsche: on Thursday, 20 December alone, he received one telegram and two letters… By 2 January, he was almost completely over the edge as he wrote to Naumann: "Events have made the small writing Nietzsche contra Wagner completely obsolete. Please send me immediately the poems which constitute the final ending as well as the last poem I sent to you called "Fame and Eternity." Proceed with Ecce."When Overbeck arrived in Turin on 8 January 1889, he found the demented Nietzsche in his room correcting proofs for Nietzsche contra Wagner. During the following weeks, there was much confusion over what was to be done about the printing: Gast suggested several changes and urged publication while Overbeck was shocked by the book and felt that it would be a disservice to Nietzsche to publish it.Eventually, Naumann printed only 100 copies of Nietzsche contra Wagner. The small pamphlet of forty-two pages came wrapped in off-white paper covers with text that was identical to the title page except for the addition of another decorative border. The back cover was blank. Copies were given to Nietzsche's friends for private distribution in mid-February of 1889: twenty copies were sent to Overbeck and the rest to Peter Gast. The first public edition of the book was not printed until the end of November of 1894 when it was included in the eighth volume of the collected works. Most of the copies of the book that went to Peter Gast eventually came to the Nietzsche Archive.(Schaberg, The Nietzsche Canon, pp. 169-173) original wraps with the covers browned and spotted. Title page and last leaf are also foxed. Preserved in a handsome clamshell box. Excepting only the foxing to the covers, this is a well-preserved and lovely copy of scarce book. ADDTIONAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 833

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Titel: Nietzsche contra Wagner, Aktenstücke eines ...

Verlag: C. G. Naumann, Leipzig

Erscheinungsdatum: 1889

Zustand: This copy

Auflage: FIRST EDITION.