This book explores the possibility that Friedrich Nietzsche simulated his madness as a form of "voluntary death," and thus that his madness functioned as the symbolic culmination of his philosophy.
The book weaves together scholarly, mytho-poetic, literary critical, biographical, and dramatic genres not only to explore specifics of Nietzsche's "madness," but to question the "reason/madness" opposition in nineteenth and twentieth century thinking. A rational and scholarly study of this period of Nietzsche's "breakdown"--presented through his writings, letters, and poetry in combination with relevant historical documents and other critics' writings--is simultaneously disrupted and questioned by several non-traditional discourses or voices that break in on it. Thus, Ariadne's voice frames and unframes the research context and plays alongside it.
Ariadne's voice is poetic, revelatory, rhapsodic, and prophetic, sounding much like Nietzsche's own voice during his "breakdown." Ariadne's discourse attempts to seduce through a non-rational, mytho-poetic love story which culminates in the wedding of Dionysus and Ariadne. Other non-rational discourses, critically developed and based upon the work of Nietzsche, Jean Baudrillard, and Gilles Deleuze, are given voice and work together with Ariadne to counter the usual interpretations of Nietzsche's "madness" and of what "mad" discourse is. These discourses are given the names "catastrophe," "phantasm," and "seduction." The experiment of the book is not only to offer an entirely different perspective on Nietzche's "madness" but to offer and perform new and challenging forms of affirmative discourse.

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Crawford, Claudia , 1945-

State University of New York Press, Albany, 1995

United States, United States of America

Albany, New York State, 1995

December 1994

Albany, c1995

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Includes bibliographical references.

This book explores the possibility that Friedrich Nietzsche simulated his madness as a form of “voluntary death,” and thus that his madness functioned as the symbolic culmination of his philosophy.The book weaves together scholarly, mytho-poetic, literary critical, biographical, and dramatic genres not only to explore specifics of Nietzsche's “madness,” but to question the “reason/madness” opposition in nineteenth and twentieth century thinking. A rational and scholarly study of this period of Nietzsche's “breakdown”—presented through his writings, letters, and poetry in combination with relevant historical documents and other critics'writings—is simultaneously disrupted and questioned by several non-traditional discourses or voices that break in on it. Thus, Ariadne's voice frames and unframes the research context and plays alongside it.Ariadne's voice is poetic, revelatory, rhapsodic, and prophetic, sounding much like Nietzsche's own voice during his “breakdown.” Ariadne's discourse attempts to seduce through a non-rational, mytho-poetic love story which culminates in the wedding of Dionysus and Ariadne. Other non-rational discourses, critically developed and based upon the work of Nietzsche, Jean Baudrillard, and Gilles Deleuze, are given voice and work together with Ariadne to counter the usual interpretations of Nietzsche's “madness” and of what “mad” discourse is. These discourses are given the names “catastrophe,” “phantasm,” and “seduction.” The experiment of the book is not only to offer an entirely different perspective on Nietzche's “madness” but to offer and perform new and challenging forms of affirmative discourse.Claudia Crawford is the author of The Beginnings of Nietzsche's Theory of Language. She has taught as Assistant Professor in Philosophy, Humanities, and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota, Macalester College, and Metropolitan State University in Minneapolis.

Joysong -- Catastrophe -- Wrenching Madness Loose From Reason -- Phantasm -- Seduction, Secrets, And Challenge -- The Night Song -- Ariadne And The Maenads -- Roundelay With Chaos: In Answer To The Night Song -- Drama, Tragedy, And Woman -- Incipit Tragoedia: The Nietzsche/dionysus Drama Or Spectacle And The Gordian Knot -- Ariadne's Lament And Wisdom: Cutting The Gordian Knot -- The Golden Bark: Die At The Right Time And In The Right Way -- Une Seule Condition: Divorcons... -- Madness, Medical Discourse, Or Script? -- The Glad Tidings -- Interlude: Fear And Trembling -- The Dionysus Dithyrambs -- Epiphany -- Sacred Marriage/satyr-marriage -- Incipit Parodia: Of Satyrs, Asses, And Festivals -- For, I Love You, O Eternity! -- Wedding Of Dionysus And Ariadne: Dance, Sing, Rejoice! -- Laugh, You Higher Ones! Includes Bibliographical References.

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