Nietzsche's Jewish problem : Between Anti-Semitism and Anti-Judaism

295 Pages·2016·2.99 MB·English

by  Holub

Nietzsche’s Jewish Problem

Nietzsche’s Jewish Problem
Between Anti-S emitism and Anti-J udaism
Robert C. Holub
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Contents
A Note on Citations ix
Preface xi
Chapter One The Rise and Fall of Nietzschean Anti-S emitism 1
Chapter Two Youthful Remarks and Encounters 31
Chapter Three The Wagnerian Vanguard 49
Chapter Four An Ambivalent Course 89
Chapter Five Anti- Semitic Confrontations 125
Chapter Six Priests, Israelites, Chandalas 166
Conclusion 204
Notes 215
Bibliography 249
Index 259

A Note on Citations
All citations from Nietzsche’s writings and correspondence are noted par-
enthetically in the text according to the standards established in current
Nietzsche scholarship. Abbreviations used in this study are given below.
When there is no indication in the text, parenthetical citations for pub-
lished and unpublished writings will include the abbreviation for the work,
an indication of where in the work the citation occurs, and the volume and
page number in the critical edition. Letters will include the addressee or
sender, the date of the letter, the number of the letter, and the volume and
page number in the critical edition.
I have consulted various sources for translations, modifying for the sake
of accuracy and consistency. In cases where no translation exists, I translated
myself.
KGW = Kritische Gesamtausgabe der Werke = Friedrich Nietzsche, Werke:
Kritische Gesamtausgabe, planned ca. 50 vols., ed. Giorgio Colli, Mazzino Mon-
tinari, et al. (Berlin: de Gruyter, 1967– ).
KGB = Kritische Gesamtausgabe Briefwechsel = Friedrich Nietzsche, Briefwechsel:
Kritische Gesamtausgabe, 24 vols., ed. Giorgio Colli, Mazzino Montinari, et al.
(Berlin: de Gruyter, 1975– 2004).
KSA = Kritische Studienausgabe = Friedrich Nietzsche, Sämtliche Werke: Kritische
Studienausgabe, 15 vols., ed. Giorgio Colli and Mazzino Montinari (Berlin: de
Gruyter, 1980).
KSB = Kritische Studienausgabe Briefe = Friedrich Nietzsche, Sämtliche Briefe:
Kritische Studienausgabe, 8 vols., ed. Giorgio Colli and Mazzino Montinari
(Berlin: de Gruyter, 1986).
Published Works
SGT = Sokrates und die griechische Tragoedie (Socrates and Greek Tragedy)
GT = Die Geburt der Tragödie (The Birth of Tragedy)
NJ = Ein Neujahrswort (A Message for the New Year)
MD = Mahnruf an die Deutschen (Admonition to the Germans)
UB = Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen (Untimely Meditations)