Nietzsche's Voice

by Henry Staten

Henry Staten adopts an innovative "psychodialectical" approach to Nietzsche, drawn from Nietzsche's own doctrine that philosophical thought is governed by drives and instincts that―for Nietzsche as for Freud―are fundamentally sexual in nature. Staten explores what he calls the libidinal economy of the Nietzschean text, focusing on the dialectic between Nietzsche's conscious project and the system of erotic influences upon his writings. Addressing both Nietzsche's thematic concerns and the nuances of his rhetoric, Staten offers penetrating interpretations of individual works including The Genealogy of Morals, The Birth of Tragedy, and Thus Spake Zarathustra.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Marks54]

An outstanding book on the dialectics in the work of Nietzsche. … I must chew on this before posting a longer review

[Perrystroika]

I lost my copy of this. This Nietzschean reading of Nietzsche is probably the single best thing I've ever read on this protean thinker.