Nietzsche, Aesthetics and Modernity

Nietzsche, Aesthetics and Modernity analyzes Nietzsche's response to the aesthetic tradition, tracing in particular the complex relationship between the work and thought of Nietzsche, Kant, and Hegel. Focusing in particular on the critical role of negation and sublimity in Nietzsche's account of art, it explores his confrontation with modernity and his attempt to posit a revitalized artistic practice as the countermovement to modern nihilism. It also highlights the extent to which Nietzsche counters the culture of his own time with a dialectical notion of aesthetic interpretation and practice.

• Offers an unorthodox interpretation of Nietzsche, emphasizing the dialectical aspects of his thought
• Examines frequently overlooked comments by Nietzsche on a wide range of composers, artists and writers, such as Brahms, Schumann, Raphael, Delacroix, Flaubert, Cervantes and Dostoyevsky
• Strong cross-over interest between art and philosophy