The Case of Wagner, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Selected Aphorisms.

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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"The Case of Wagner, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Selected Aphorisms" by Friedrich Nietzsche is a collection published in 1888. This provocative work marks Nietzsche's dramatic break with composer Richard Wagner, critiquing his music and political entanglements. Nietzsche presents Wagner as a symptom of Europe's broader affliction: nihilism.

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