Nietzschean Parody: An Introduction to Reading Nietzsche Book

Nietzschean Parody appeared first in the mid-1970s as the author was beginning to grapple with the idea of how thinkers and writers represented their world. In the earlier edition the relationship between model and parody is viewed from Nietzsche's own theoretical utterances and their relationship to the historical context of his time as well as from a number of parodic contexts. A series of the practical illustrations presents the general pattern of the interrelationship between Nietzsche and one of his models. Each section centers on one of the poems in Nietzsche's "Lieder des Prinzen Vogelfrei" ("Songs of Prince Free-as-a-bird"), 1887, the central parodic document in his lyric production. For this second revised edition, Professor Gilman has added a new chapter on the function of a parodic rereading of Nietzsche's biography. This book continues to add substantially to an innovative re-reading of Nietzsche that has implications for all of his work - from the juvenilia to Zarathustra and beyond.

Author Biography: Sander Gilman is a professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he directs the UIC Humanities Laboratory for humanities-based, large-scale, collaborative research projects. He is recognized internationally for his work in a wide range of disciplines including literature, medicine, philosophy, sociology, Jewish studies, German studies and film studies. He has written, coauthored and edited more than 50 books, spanning a multitude of disciplines and interests.