Comic Relief - Nietzsche's Gay Science (Hardcover)

This book offers a lively and unorthodox analysis of Nietzsche by examining a neglected aspect of his scholarly personality - his sense of humour. While often thought of as ponderous and melancholy, the Nietzsche of Higgins's study is a surprisingly subtle and light-hearted writer. She presents a close reading of The Gay Science to show how the numerous literary risks that Nietzsche takes reveal humour to be central to his project. Higgins argues that his use of humour is intended to dislodge readers from their usual somber detachment and to incite imaginative thinking.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2002
First published:	2000
Authors:	Kathleen Marie Higgins (Professor of Philosophy)
Dimensions:	241 x 162 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-512691-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General
LSN:	0-19-512691-2
Barcode:	9780195126914

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