Nietzsche and Wagner:

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998. First edition, first printing (full number line). Black-cloth octavo in purple-violet DJ, gilt to spine, 186 pages, b&w illustrations; 23 cm. Very gentle bump to spine foot, very l else Near fine(+) in near fine(-) DJ. . Hardcover. ISBN: 9780300076400

DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. Biography, Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900, Wagner, Cosima, 1837-1930. "An absorbing account of the bizarre and fluctuating relationship between the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, the composer Richard Wagner and his wife Cosima ... The book sheds new light on Nietzsche's early writings, showing how they were subverted by Wagner to parade his own ideas ... The source of Nietzsche's Superman and Will to power are traced to the pre-fascist ideology of Richard and Cosima Wagner."--Jacket. Contents: 1. A Visit to the Underworld -- 2. Learning the Art of Self-Sacrifice -- 3. The Euphoric Acolyte -- 4. Lessons in Subjugation -- 5. 'Will Dionysus Flee from Ariadne?' -- 6. The Spirit that Begets Tragedy -- 7. Bayreuth Perspectives -- 8. 'Cherchez le Juif' -- 9. A Mortal Insult -- 10. Return to the Underworld.