From Shakespeare to Existentialism: Essays on Shakespeare and Goethe; Hegel and Kierkegaard; Nietzsche, Rilke, and Freud; Jasper

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title From Shakespeare to Existentialism: Essays on Shakespeare and Goethe; Hegel and Kierkegaard; Nietzsche, Rilke, and Freud; Jasper
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Walter A. Kaufmann
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:480
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenrePhenomenology and Existentialism
ISBN/Barcode 9780691013671
ClassificationsDewey:190
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 21 July 1980
Publication Country United States

Description

A companion volume to his Critique of Religion and Philosophy, this book offers Walter Kaufmann's critical interpretations of some of the great minds in Western philosophy, religion, and literature.

Author Biography

Walter Kaufmann (1921-1980) was the Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, where he taught for more than thirty years. His many books include Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist and Critique of Religion and Philosophy (both Princeton).

Reviews

"[It] is critics like Mr. Kaufmann who often prove the most stimulating to read the most memorable in their effect."--The Observer