"A wealth of philosophically insightful, intellectually provocative, and scholarly impressive accounts."
--Teaching Philosophy
"Very helpful compilation of interpretations of Nietzsche--all of which are both useful in understanding Nietzsche
and provocative in themselves."
--Manuel Davenport, Texas A&M University
"An excellent collection of essays; very intelligently conceived. The emphasis on individual works makes it
a valuable companion to Nietzsche's own writings."
--Donald Rutherford, Emory University
"An invaluable aid to students who, as the editors note, 'read one book at a time.'...By treating each book
separately and focusing on the strengths, weaknesses, and coherence of each individual work, this collection of
accessible essays may prove more useful to first-time readers of Nietzsche than anthologies which address Nietzsche
thematically or topically....This anthology is enthusiastically recommended for all undergraduate and graduate
collections."
--Choice
"The most distinguished commentators on Nietzsche active today....The aim has been to produce a volume that
will be of assistance primarily to students in the earlier stages of their study of Nietzsche, and in this, I think,
it must surely be accounted a success."
--German Studies Review
Oxford University Press Web Site, May, 2000
Summary
Addressing the issue of how to read Nietzsche, this book presents an accessible series of essays for students
and general readers on Nietzsche's individual works, written by such distinguished Nietzsche scholars as Frithjof
Bergmann, Arthur Danto, Bernd Magnus, Christopher Middleton, Eric Blondel, Lars Gustaffson, Alexander Nehamas,
Richard Schacht, Gary Shapiro, Hugh Silverman, and Ivan Soll. Among the works discussed are On the Genealogy
of Morals, Beyond Good and Evil, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Twilight of the Idols and The Will to Power.