Nietzsche's Unpublished Letters

"This collection of more than seventy of Nietzsche's unpublished letters offers a representative body of correspondence on lesser-known subjects of his life. Among the addressees are Richard Wagner, Franz Overbeck, Peter Gast, Malwida von Meysenbug, his mother, and his sister Elisabeth. In these personal letters, we discover a very different man: Nietzsche the devoted son; the caring friend; the university student; the shy and distant lover. Comprised of correspondence between Nietzsche’s inner circle, this collection gives readers a never-before-seen look into the philosopher’s daily life. Regarded as one of the most profound German philosophers, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) is popularly considered a cultural critic and philologist whose work exerted a scholarly influence on modern intellectual history. His intellectual works focus on widespread themes such as religion, morality, philosophy, and science. Prominent elements of his philosophy include his radical critique of truth, a genealogical criticism of religion, and Christian morality. His body of work touched a wide range of topics, including art, philology, history, music, tragedy, and culture, most of which drew inspiration from Greek tragedy."