Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. I David Strauss the Confessor and the Writer 13
7. II On the Utility and Liability of History for Life 43
8. III Schopenhauer as Educator 87
9. IV Richard Wagner in Bayreuth 129
10. V The Failures — and the Successes — of the Untimely Considerations 167
11. Bibliography 217
12. Index 225