Review of The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche, Vol. 9: The Case of Wagner, Twilight of the Idols, The Antichrist, Ecce Homo, Dionysus Dithyrambs, Nietzsche Contra Wagner

At Rhino.


Teaser quote: I have always found the “withholding” there funny. Like with much of Nietzsche’s humor, there’s a lot going on. I think Nietzsche is playfully hinting that he himself does not know the source of the quote, and can’t be bothered to hunt it up. It really is an obscure quote….


[originally posted Saturday 15 May 2021]