Friedrich Nietzsche 
Case of Wagner 
Selected Aesthetic Works of Nietzsche

Nietzsche is a famous German philosopher and poet. His aesthetics does not lie in the discussion of scientific principle or law, but in solving the fundamental problems of life by aesthetics and advocating an aesthetic attitude towards life, which is actually a philosophy of life. Selected Aesthetic Works of Nietzsche translated by Zhou Guoping systematically collates and compiles Nietzsche”s aesthetic thoughts, and adds his own summary and research articles, namely Sketch of Philosopher Nietzsche, Nietzsche”s Aesthetics Summary and An Introduction to Nietzsche”s Aesthetics. Because of the long length, it was published in two books. The Birth of Tragedy: Selected Aesthetic Works of Nietzsche includes works written from 1872 to 1880, roughly corresponds to the early and middle stages of its ideological development. The Case of Wagner: Selected Aesthetic Works of Nietzsche includes works written from1881 to 1889, roughly corresponds to the later stage of its ideological development. The Case of Wagner: Selected Aesthetic Works of Nietzsche includes the whole article or excerpts of famous works such as The Case of Wagner, The Dawn, The Gay Science, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Self-Criticism Attempt and Twilight of the Idols. It concentrates on the expression of the later stage of Nietzsche”s ideological development and endows art with metaphysical significance. All his life, Nietzsche wanted to give an answer to the question of the meaning of life.