Nietzsche und Wagner - Beiträge zur Geschichte und Psychologie ihrer Freundschaft

I loved Wagner and no one else! He was a man after my own heart (Nietzsche).

Nietzsche's relationship with Wagner is explored in four of his works; the friendship between the two, which suffered deeply, even from each other, more than people of this century could bear (Ecce homo), is as unique as these extraordinary characters themselves can be.

Luitpold Griesser offers in this work an exciting and psychologically insightful perspective on Nietzsche's love and suffering story with Richard Wagner. He takes us back to the beginning of their fateful connection, where the prospect of a meeting already causes quite a stir for Nietzsche, through the break and his turn away from the beloved idol, leading to his escape into criticism, pessimism, and solitude.