
Comic Relief
Nietzsche's Gay Science
Kathleen Marie Higgins(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 27. January 2000
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-19-512691-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers a lively and unorthodox analysis of Nietzsche by examining a neglected aspect of his scholarly personality - his sense of humour. While often thought of as ponderous and melancholy, the Nietzsche of Higgins's study is a surprisingly subtle and light-hearted writer. She presents a close reading of The Gay Science to show how the numerous literary risks that Nietzsche takes reveal humour to be central to his project. Higgins argues that his use of humour is intended to dislodge readers from their usual somber detachment and to incite imaginative thinking.
Reviews / Votes
Higgins provides a useful introductory overview of The Gay Science and prepares the reader to confront the book seriously * Mind * Higgins makes excellent observations about Nietzsche's relationship to feminism ... Higgins indicates important ways in which feminists can benefit from reading Nietzsche * Mind *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
584 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-512691-4 (9780195126914)
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E-Book
01/2000
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€125.99
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Professor of PhilosophyProfessor of Philosophy, University of Texas, Austin