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THE-CASE-OF-WAGNER

N1ETZSCHE-CONTRAWAGNER

FROM-THE-LIBRARY-OF

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VOL.I.AGENEALOGYOFMORALS

POEMS [ReadyMarch20,1899.

VOL.II.THUSSPAKEZARATHUSTRA

ABOOKFORALLANDNONE

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[ReadyApril24,1899.

VOL.ill.THECASEOFWAGNER

NIETZSCHECONTRAWAGNER

THETWILIGHTOFTHEIDOLS

THEANTICHRIST

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LONDON

T.FISHERUNWIN

byMacmillanandCo.Allrightsreserved.

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NIETZSCHECONTRAWAGNER

THETWILIGHTOFTHEIDOLS

THEANTICHRIST

LONDON

T.FISHERUNWIN

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CONTENTS

Page

INTRODUCTIONBYTHEEDITORvii

THECASEOFWAGNERxxiii

PrefaceI

ALetterfromTurinofMay,18885

Postscript43

SecondPostscript51

Epilogue56

NIETZSCHECONTRAWAGNER61

Preface63

WhereIadmire65

WhereImakeObjections67

WagnerasaDanger69

AMusicwithoutaFuture71

WeAntipodes73

WhereWagnerbelongsto76

WagnerastheApostleofChastity79

HowIgotfreefromWagner82

ThePsychologistspeaks84

Epilogue89

VICONTENTS

Page

THETWILIGHTOFTHEIDOLS95

Preface97

ApophthegmsandDarts99

ThePiQblenLof-Socrates107

"Reason"inPhilosophy116

MoralityasAnti-naturalness126

ThefourgreatErrors134

TheImproversofMankind147

WhattheGermanslack154

MyIndebtednesstotheAncients222

TheHammerspeaketh233

THEANTICHRIST237

Preface239

TheAntichrist241

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

I

XINTRODUCTION

century,hasbeencalled "humanprogress. "Ithasdenoun andthe "progressofcivilisation. "Darwinhimselfinaugu ratedthatmovementinhis "DescentofMan. ""When "That hearfromthegreatteacherofthe "struggleforexistence " "humanprogress

FrancisGaltonandMr.WilliamBateson.

INTRODUCTIONXI

spiredbythequestion :howtoevadeandveilthelogical wastotakeitsplace. "ThesesentencesfromMr.Fiskes I*

XiiINTRODUCTION

animalworldwithoutman "higher "meant:withgreater "higher pennyallhislife,asthe "higher. ""Higher "inthissense anddaughters.

INTRODUCTIONxiii

the "higher the "higher "beingisthatwhichdoesalargernumber ofevolutioninnature(inhisEssayon "NaturalSelection inMorals

XivINTRODUCTION

philosophy. lose. thequestionwhethersucha "generalimprovementofthe race hecallsitan "audaciousproposalthustopitthemicro cosmagainstthemacrocosm "heyetcallsmansendshigher

INTRODUCTIONXV

endsthantheendsofnatureandhopes "thatsuchan " fictermsborrowedfromDarwins "OriginofSpecies "as "Buthe toreplaceit.

XVIINTRODUCTION

bythestandardofphysiology? "progress, " of "higher "and "lower, "buthaveonlyonestandard,the physiological.

INTRODUCTIONXV11

problemsoftheage. decline,orascent? ofJune.Thetwo "Postscripts "andthe"Epilogue"were ofaPsvchologist "wasbegunwhichwasfinishedbythe the

XV111INTRODUCTION

philosophy,the "TransvaluationofallValues. "Hehad thewhole.Theplanonwhichhenowworkedwasthe following offourbooks,wastobe "TheWilltoPower.AnEssay towardsaTransvaluationofallValues. "ThefirstBook wascalled: ofChristianity. "ItreceiveditsfinalformbetweenSep. asaNihilisticMovement. "TheThirdBookwascalled:

Ignorance

:Morality; "andtheFourthBook: "Dionysos.

PhilosophyofEternalRecurrence.

"

FromtheFirstBookofthe

"Transvaluationofall

Values

trastbetweenhisfirstWagnerattempt, "RichardWagnerin his "InopportuneContemplations, "and "TheCaseof

Wagner

*Theyaretakenfromthefollowingplaces: "WagnerasaDanger,i. "from"Human,All-too-Human, "VolII.

PartI.Aphorism134.

INTRODUCTIONXIX

inordertoshowthatheandWagnerwerenatural intoalittlebook "NietzschecontraWagner "printedinthe perhapsevenprevioustothe "TwilightoftheIdols".But writingsoreventofinishhis "TransvaluationofallValues." "WagnerasaDanger.2. "from "Human,All-too-Human, "VolII.

PartII.Aphorism165.

"AMusicwithoutaFuture "from"Human,All-too-Human, "VolII.

Parti.Aphorism171.

"WhereWagnerbelongsto "from "BeyondGoodandEvil, "Sec tions254and256. "WagnerastheApostleofChastity,i. "from"BeyondGoodand

Evil,"Section256.

"from "AGenealogy ofMorals,"EssayThird,Sections2and3.

VolII,Preface,Sections3and4.

"ThePsychologistspeaks "from "BeyondGoodandEvil, "Sections

269and270.

XXINTRODUCTION

"TheTwilightoftheIdols "didnotappearuntil

January1889.Thefirstimpressionof

"Nietzschecontra

1894,with1895onthetitlepage.

Formostofthefactsanddatesregardingthecom

Germanedition.

ALEXANDERTILLE.

THECASEOFWAGNER;NIETZ

SCHECONTRAWAGNER;THE

TWILIGHTOFTHEIDOLS;THE

ANTICHRIST

THECASEOFWAGNER:AMUSI

CIANSPROBLEM:BEINGALET

TERFROMTURIN,MAY1888

"idcndodicereseverurn...

PREFACE

Irelievemyselfalittle.Itisnotsolelyoutof

wasmyfatetoturnthebackonWagner;tobefond hasbeenmoregladtogetridofit.Alonghistory lists...neitherdoeshelovefancywords...

2PREFACE

Theproblemofdecadenceis,infact,thatwhich

hasoccupiedmemostprofoundly;Ihavehad discipline :Ihadtoengageincombatagainstwhatever hauer,includingallmodern "humanity."Apro myhighestwish,theeyeofZarathustra,aneye, wholephenomenonofman,looksdownonit... beappropriate?What "self-overcoming "What "self- denying "

Wagnerbelongsonlytomymaladies.

NotthatIwouldwishtobeungratefultothis

thatWagnerishurtful,Iwantnonethelessto

PREFACE3

speaksitsmostfamiliarlanguageinWagner :itcon senseofshame.Andreversely :whenonehasformed "I " declared, "Wagnersiimmarisesmodernism.Thereis

Iheardyesterdaywillyoubelieveit?the

surprisesme.Howsuchawork-perfectsone!One becomesa "masterpiece "onesselfbyitsinfluence. haveheardCarmen,tobemoreofaphilosopher,a sopatient,sohappy,soIndian,sosedateFive hourssitting :thefirststageofholiness!MayIven "innocent " therebyspeakingtothethreesensesofmodern soulatthesametime,ho\vdetrimentaltomeis

THECASEOFWAGNER

Anunpleasantsweatbreaksoutonme.Mygood

timeisatanend.

Thismusicseemstometobeperfect.Itap

able,itdoesnotproducesweat. "Whatisgoodiseasy; everythingdivinerunswithlightfeet: "thefirst time,ithasthesubtletyofarace,notofanindi inmusic, "infinitemelody. "Havemorepainful, tragicaccentseverbeenheardonthestage?And howaretheyobtained?Withoutgrimace !Without counterfeitcoinage !Withouttheimpostureofthe grandstyle !Finally,thismusictakestheauditorfor theworld.(Wagnertakesusjustasif,hesays believesit.)

Andoncemore,Ibecomeabettermanwhenthis

myearsunderthismusic,Iheartheveryreason beforedangerswhichaccompanyanyhazardous

THECASEOFWAGNER7

enterprise,Iamenrapturedbystrokesofgood howmuchIthinkofit.Forquiteotherthoughts runthroughmymindatthetime...Hasitbeen wingstothought?thatonebecomessomuchmore aphilosopher,themoreonebecomesamusician?

WhereamI?Bizetmakesmeproductive.Allthat

tude,norhaveIanyotherproofofwhatisgood.

Thisworksavesalso;Wagnerisnottheonly

"Saviour. "WithBizetsworkonetakesleaveofthe humidnorth,andallthesteamoftheWagnerian ideal.Eventhedramaticactionsavesusthere from.IthasborrowedfromMerimeethelogicin

THECASEOFWAGNER

hasnotaFrenchoraGermangaiety.Itsgaietyis ofEuropethismoresouthern,moretawny,more look:didweeverseetheseasmoother?Andhow withitslasciviousmelancholy !Finally,love,love "culturedmaiden! "NoSenta-sentimentality !*But hatred.Iknowofnocasewheretragichumour, thelastcryofDonJose,withwhichtheworkcon cludes:yes!/myselfhavekilledher;

OhmyCarmen!myCarmenadored!

" *SentaisoneofWagnersfemalepersonages.

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Suchaconceptionoflove(theonlyonewhich

workofartamongthousandsofothers.For,onan theymisunderstandlove.Wagneralsohasmis lovebecausetheyseektheadvantageofanother

Butforsodoingtheywanttopossesstheother

being ...EvenGodhimselfisnoexceptiontothisquotesdbs_dbs46.pdfusesText_46

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