Tuesday, 11 May, 2010
Time Capsule: Literary trail: Lake Constance and Nietzsche
Continuing on the literary trail through Switzerland, Natasha Proietto talks about the history of Lake Constance (known as the Bodensee in Swiss-German) and the literary works that were born around this region, including those of Friedrich Nietzsche:
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Some more cultural and literary references:
Further reading:
Die Judenbuche by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, 1842
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, 1927
Mein Leben (My Life) by Friedrich Nietzsche, 1864,
Der Wanderer und sein Schatten (The Wanderer and his Shadow) by Friedrich Nietzsche, 1879
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) by Friedrich Nietszche, 1883-5
Jenseits von Gut und Böse (Beyond Good and Evil) by Friedrich Nietzsche, 1886
See also Friedrich Nietzsche’s works on philosophy and tragedy in Ancient Greece.
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