Reading Nietzsche Rhetorically

Thomas, Douglas

ISBN 10: 157230426X / ISBN 13: 9781572304260

Published by The Guildford Press, 1999

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1999. Cloth hardcover. Dust jacket now in clear plastic BRODART protector. 197pp. Index. FINE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reading Nietzsche Rhetorically
• Publisher: The Guildford Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 157230426X
• ISBN 13: 9781572304260
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: FINE
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

Friedrich Nietzsche is among the most controversial and broadly interpreted figures in the history of contemporary theory. His work is remarkable for the manner in which it resists and disrupts the Western philosophical tradition, illuminating the ways that language creates, defines, and deforms our perspective of being in the world. Focusing on Nietzsche's masterful use of diverse rhetorical strategies and techniques, this book shows how coming to terms with Nietzsche's style is central to understanding his thought. What Nietzsche demands of his readers, Thomas proposes, is an interaction with his texts that goes beyond any surface level of meaning to the level of feeling, mood, and emotion. Examining a range of Nietzsche's writings, and culminating in a reading of THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY, the book explores how Nietzsche's provocative and playful use of language enables him not only to challenge accepted metaphysical truths, but also to reinvigorate rhetoric itself as an alternative means of generating meaning and value.

About the Author

Douglas Thomas, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California, where he teaches courses in Contemporary Critical Theory and Cultural Studies of Technology. His work has appeared in such journals as Philosophy & Rhetoric , Communication Theory, The Quarterly Journal of Speech, and The Journal of Nietzsche Studies.