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4 The Lazy Professor Friedrich Nietzsche and His Lectures on Greek Religion

  • Jing Huang
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The Greek Worship of the Gods
This chapter is in the book The Greek Worship of the Gods

Abstract

This essay offers a detailed exploration of Nietzsche’s Basel lectures on Greek religion, focusing on his extensive borrowing from contemporary literature and how he interweaves the borrowed material into his text. Using Nietzsche’s treatment of the Delphic Oracle as a case study, this essay shows that despite the large amount of borrowing, Nietzsche’s lectures do not depart from his particular vision of Greek polytheism, as is sometimes assumed, but, on the contrary, display a distinctly Nietzschean texture.

Abstract

This essay offers a detailed exploration of Nietzsche’s Basel lectures on Greek religion, focusing on his extensive borrowing from contemporary literature and how he interweaves the borrowed material into his text. Using Nietzsche’s treatment of the Delphic Oracle as a case study, this essay shows that despite the large amount of borrowing, Nietzsche’s lectures do not depart from his particular vision of Greek polytheism, as is sometimes assumed, but, on the contrary, display a distinctly Nietzschean texture.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Table of Contents V
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Scholarly Apparatus IX
  5. Editors’ Introduction 1
  6. The Greek Worship of the Gods
  7. [Introduction] 15
  8. Commentary and Discussion on Nietzsche and Ancient Greek Worship
  9. 1 Nietzsche’s Turn to Ethnology 173
  10. 2 A Festival of Life: Ancient Greek Celebration and Dionysian Affirmation 187
  11. 3 Nietzsche and Pantheism in Ancient Greek Religion 201
  12. 4 The Lazy Professor Friedrich Nietzsche and His Lectures on Greek Religion 231
  13. Appendix: Discrepancies Between Nietzsche’s Handwriting and KGW II/5 243
  14. General Bibliography
  15. Contributors 265
  16. Index of Names – GWG
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110773668-008

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Table of Contents V
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Scholarly Apparatus IX
  5. Editors’ Introduction 1
  6. The Greek Worship of the Gods
  7. [Introduction] 15
  8. Commentary and Discussion on Nietzsche and Ancient Greek Worship
  9. 1 Nietzsche’s Turn to Ethnology 173
  10. 2 A Festival of Life: Ancient Greek Celebration and Dionysian Affirmation 187
  11. 3 Nietzsche and Pantheism in Ancient Greek Religion 201
  12. 4 The Lazy Professor Friedrich Nietzsche and His Lectures on Greek Religion 231
  13. Appendix: Discrepancies Between Nietzsche’s Handwriting and KGW II/5 243
  14. General Bibliography
  15. Contributors 265
  16. Index of Names – GWG
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