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Historischer und kritischer Kommentar zu Friedrich Nietzsches Werken

Edited by: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften

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Although Nietzsche is one of the most influential thinkers of modernity, a comprehensive commentary on his complete works has been lacking until now, which opens up the philosophical, historical and literary preconditions and contexts. The Historical and Critical Commentary on Friedrich Nietzsche's Works (Historischer und kritischer Kommentar zu Friedrich Nietzsches Werken), supported by the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, brings together the results of previous research and at the same time considerably expands the state of knowledge. Introductory overview commentaries place Nietzsche's writings in their conceptual context, explain their structure and offer information on the history of their creation and impact. Extensive passage commentaries deal with individual parts of the text and their sources. This provides a new approach to Nietzsche's works. This commentary is an indispensable basis for future Nietzsche research.

The structure of the commentary follows the Critical Study Edition (Kritische Studienausgabe, KSA) by Giorgio Colli and Mazzino Montinari. In total, the commentary comprises six volumes, which are divided into sub-volumes. The edition will be completed in 2024.

Book Ahead of Publication 2024

Band 2.3 Kommentar zu Nietzsches "Der Wanderer und sein Schatten"

Sebastian Kaufmann, Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften

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Nietzsche's work The Wanderer and His Shadow appeared as a supplement to Human All-too-Human. Recently, it has rightly been regarded by researchers as a work in its own right. The detailed commentary in a separate volume within the Nietzsche-Kommentar takes this increased importance into account.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.0000/9783111058191
ISBN:: 9783111058191
ISBN:: 9783111057965
ISBN:: 9783111056593
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
Subject:: Selected Philosophers
Subject:: Nietzsche
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Publicly Available 2012

Band 1.1 Kommentar zu Nietzsches "Die Geburt der Tragödie"

Jochen Schmidt

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Referred to by Mazzino Montinari as “Nietzsche's most difficult work,” The Birth of Tragedy plumbs ancient traditions, and is oriented to the worldviews expressed by Schopenhauer and Wagner, whose ‘musical dramas’ Nietzsche presents as the “rebirth of tragedy.” Nietzsche's own work and his cultural critique were primarily informed by Dionysian notions. Directed against decadence, the Dionysian became a semaphore for the ecstatic celebration of life.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110286922
ISBN:: 9783110286915
ISBN:: 9783110286922
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: Topics in Literary Studies
Subject:: Individual Motifs, Motif Research
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
Subject:: Selected Philosophers
Subject:: Nietzsche
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Publicly Available 2020

Band 1.2 Kommentar zu Nietzsches "Unzeitgemässen Betrachtungen"

I. David Strauss der Bekenner und der Schriftsteller. II. Vom Nutzen und Nachtheil der Historie für das Leben

Barbara Neymeyr

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In Unfashionable Observations, Nietzsche offers a critical diagnosis of the culture. While the first writing polemicizes against David Friedrich Strauß as the prototype of a sterile “educational philistine,” the second, which was particularly influential, deals with the historical culture of the 19^th century, pleading for a future-oriented history. This volume is the first to comment comprehensively on both books in their historical context.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110286861
ISBN:: 9783110286861
ISBN:: 9783110388701
ISBN:: 9783110286823
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: Topics in Literary Studies
Subject:: Individual Motifs, Motif Research
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
Subject:: Selected Philosophers
Subject:: Nietzsche
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Publicly Available 2016

Band 1.3 Kommentar zu Nietzsches "Ueber Wahrheit und Lüge im aussermoralischen Sinne"

Sarah Scheibenberger

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In On Truth and Lies in an Extra-Moral Sense (1873), written a year after The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche addresses critical questions in the philosophy of language by inquiring into the sine qua nons for thought. Initially laid out as a collection of personal reflections, this essay went on in the 20^th century to be regarded as a critical paradigm for thought on language philosophy and aesthetics.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110461558
ISBN:: 9783110461558
ISBN:: 9783110460995
ISBN:: 9783110458732
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: Topics in Literary Studies
Subject:: Individual Motifs, Motif Research
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
Subject:: Selected Philosophers
Subject:: Nietzsche
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Publicly Available 2020

Band 1.4 Kommentar zu Nietzsches "Unzeitgemässen Betrachtungen"

III. Schopenhauer als Erzieher. IV. Richard Wagner in Bayreuth

Barbara Neymeyr

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In the third and fourth books of Unfashionable Observations, Schopenhauer and Wagner are held up as paradigmatic role models. Schopenhauer’s philosophical ethos is portrayed as a forward-looking alternative to the scholarly figure of the epoch, while Wagner’s Bayreuth project is revealed as a utopia of cultural renewal. This work comments on both books for the first time in their historical context.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110677966
ISBN:: 9783110677966
ISBN:: 9783110678116
ISBN:: 9783110677898
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: Topics in Literary Studies
Subject:: Individual Motifs, Motif Research
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
Subject:: Selected Philosophers
Subject:: Nietzsche
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Ahead of Publication 2025

Band 2.1 Kommentar zu Nietzsches "Menschliches, Allzumenschliches" I

Andreas Urs Sommer, Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften

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The Heidelberg Academy of Sciences is undertaking the first comprehensive historical and critical commentary of Friedrich Nietzsche’s works. Although Nietzsche is one of the most influential thinkers of the modern age, until now, no general commentary on his oeuvre has been published that addresses the full spectrum of philosophical, historical, and literary contexts and sources that inform his work. This commentary on the works of Friedrich Nietzsche will be an invaluable foundation for future Nietzsche research.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.0000/9783110292954
ISBN:: 9783110292954
ISBN:: 9783110388886
ISBN:: 9783110292817
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: Topics in Literary Studies
Subject:: Individual Motifs, Motif Research
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
Subject:: Selected Philosophers
Subject:: Nietzsche
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Publicly Available 2015

Band 3.1 Kommentar zu Nietzsches "Morgenröthe", "Idyllen aus Messina"

Jochen Schmidt, Sebastian Kaufmann

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This volume includes the commentaries on two works from the third volume of the Critical Studies Edition of Nietzsche’s Works: Morgenröthe (The Dawn), and Idyllen aus Messina (Idylls from Messina). Volume 3.2 will be devoted to commentary on The Gay Science.

This volume includes the manuscript facsimiles of the Idyllen aus Messina.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110293272
ISBN:: 978-3-11-029303-6
ISBN:: 978-3-11-029327-2
ISBN:: 9783110388893
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: Topics in Literary Studies
Subject:: Individual Motifs, Motif Research
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
Subject:: Selected Philosophers
Subject:: Nietzsche
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book 2022

Band 3.2 Kommentar zu Nietzsches "Die fröhliche Wissenschaft"

(›la gaya scienza‹)

Sebastian Kaufmann, Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110293296
ISBN:: 9783110293296
ISBN:: 9783110388909
ISBN:: 9783110293043
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: Topics in Literary Studies
Subject:: Individual Motifs, Motif Research
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
Subject:: Selected Philosophers
Subject:: Nietzsche
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book 2024

Band 4.1 Kommentar zu Nietzsches "Also sprach Zarathustra" I und II

Katharina Grätz, Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110293319
ISBN:: 9783110293319
ISBN:: 9783110381849
ISBN:: 9783110293050
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: Topics in Literary Studies
Subject:: Individual Motifs, Motif Research
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
Subject:: Selected Philosophers
Subject:: Nietzsche
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book 2024

Band 4.2 Kommentar zu Nietzsches "Also sprach Zarathustra" III und IV

Katharina Grätz, Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften

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Der Band 4.2 enthält den Kommentar zum dritten und vierten Teil von Nietzsches Also sprach Zarathustra. Entstanden in den Jahren 1883 bis 1885 handelt es sich um das populärste Werk Nietzsches, das aufgrund seiner poetischen Form und seiner Rätselhaftigkeit enorme Strahlkraft entfaltet hat, aber auch, weil es mit dem "Übermenschen" und der "ewigen Wiederkunft" zentrale Konzepte Nietzsches vorstellt.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110293333
ISBN:: 9783110293333
ISBN:: 9783110388916
ISBN:: 9783110293067
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: Topics in Literary Studies
Subject:: Individual Motifs, Motif Research
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
Subject:: Selected Philosophers
Subject:: Nietzsche
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Publicly Available 2016

Band 5.1 Kommentar zu Nietzsches "Jenseits von Gut und Böse"

Andreas Urs Sommer

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Beyond Good and Evil is a work in which Nietzsche developed a new approach for initiating the "philosophy of the future." It undermines habitual certainties in the very foundations of philosophy, religion, morality, and politics. At the same time, it promises to fundamentally transform the reader’s perspectives and life. Key terms such as the "will to power" and "slave morality" should not be mistaken for fixed doctrines.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110293357
ISBN:: 9783110293357
ISBN:: 9783110381856
ISBN:: 9783110293074
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: Topics in Literary Studies
Subject:: Individual Motifs, Motif Research
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
Subject:: Selected Philosophers
Subject:: Nietzsche
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Publicly Available 2019

Band 5.2 Kommentar zu Nietzsches "Zur Genealogie der Moral"

Andreas Urs Sommer

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The Genealogy of Morality is surely Friedrich Nietzsche’s most-discussed publication. Calling into question all our customary moral certainties, it remains an enduring provocation. For the first time, this commentary discusses Nietzsche’s work in extensive detail and in context.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110293371
ISBN:: 9783110293371
ISBN:: 9783110388923
ISBN:: 9783110293081
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: Topics in Literary Studies
Subject:: Individual Motifs, Motif Research
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
Subject:: Selected Philosophers
Subject:: Nietzsche
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Publicly Available 2013

Band 6.1 Kommentar zu Nietzsches "Der Fall Wagner" und "Götzen-Dämmerung"

Andreas Urs Sommer

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When Nietzsche published his pamphlet The Case of Wagner in 1888 he succeeded in catching the attention of the reading public after many years of neglect. His radical critique of Wagner is viewed as influential in reception history. The Twilight of the Idols captures the essence of Nietzsche’s late philosophy. The work shows Nietzsche at the high point of his creative powers and provides a vivid example of experimental philosophy in practice.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110286885
ISBN:: 9783110286830
ISBN:: 9783110286885
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: Topics in Literary Studies
Subject:: Individual Motifs, Motif Research
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
Subject:: Selected Philosophers
Subject:: Nietzsche
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Publicly Available 2013

Band 6.2 Kommentar zu Nietzsches "Der Antichrist", "Ecce homo", "Dionysos-Dithyramben" und "Nietzsche contra Wagner"

Andreas Urs Sommer

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The last posthumous manuscripts from 1888 bear witness to an enormous stylistic and intellectual radicalization. The Antichrist purports to be a total “reevaluation of all values.” In Ecce homo, Nietzsche explores the genealogy of his own thinking, opening up new dimensions of self-reflection. Nietzsche contra Wagner sums up the many years of Nietzsche’s continuing critique of Wagner, while the Dionysian Dithyrambs seek to breathe new life into lyric poetry.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110292893
ISBN:: 9783110292770
ISBN:: 9783110292893
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: Topics in Literary Studies
Subject:: Individual Motifs, Motif Research
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
Subject:: Selected Philosophers
Subject:: Nietzsche
Publisher:: De Gruyter