Nietzsche and Place

Nietzsche: The Problem of Autumn
by David Farrell Krell and Donald L. Bates
University of Chicago Press

Friedrich Nietzsche was acutely sensitive to place: to the taste of sea air, to the sweep of wind across the coast, to the narrow confines of medieval walls or the tumbling breadth of an Alpine vista framed by the window near his writing desk. He was convinced that the effects of environment, climate, and terrain on one's life and thought were both tangible and profound.

The places where Nietzsche lived and worked include some of the most beautiful places in Europe. In The Good European, Krell and Bates explore for the first time Nietzsche's Epicurean appreciation of the beautiful cities and landscapes in which he worked and their effects on his thought.

This web feature, Nietzsche: The Problem of Autumn, both introduces and extends the book. It includes twenty-seven color photos not found in the book, and new text (left column below) on Nietzsche's long search for a place to spend the autumn months. Nietzsche: The Problem of Autumn is a small taste of the richness of The Good European.

Nietzsche: The Problem of Autumn