Publisher's Synopsis
This is the first English translation of six unpublished theoretical studies written by Nietzsche in 1870s, just after the publication of "The Birth of Tragedy" and simultaneously with "Untimely Mediations". In addition to the texts themselves, which probe epistemological problems on philosophy's relation to art and culture, Dr Breazeale has included a lengthy introduction, which provides the biographical and philological information necessary for understanding these often fragmentary texts. In his analysis of these notebooks, Dr Breazeale stresses their importance for the interpretation of Nietzsche's mature philosophy, as well as for any proper appreciation of the continuity of Neitzsche's intellectual development.
