Nietzsche and music / Georges Liébert ; translated by David Pellauer and Graham Parkes.

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2004.

x, 291 pages ; 24 cm

Translation of: Nietzsche et la musique.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-285) and index.

"Without music, life would be an error" -- At the piano -- From Schumann to Wagner -- "Long live the noble traitors!" -- The disappointment of Bayreuth -- Tragedy's decadence -- Portrait of the artist as an actor -- Siegfried contra Parsifal -- "Cave musicam!" -- "Da capo" and finale.