Richard Wagner in Bayreuth

This essay by Friedrich Nietzsche contains his experiences on meeting Richard Wagner in Bayreuth. This essay is also found in his book ‘Untimely Meditations’. This essay is one among the many written by Nietzsche over the course of his 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.