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Friedrich Nietzsche, a Poet, and the French Revolution 1
Literature Talk
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Friedrich Nietzsche, a Poet, and the French Revolution

At Encina Commons

Stanford

Before he was the philosopher of eternal return, Nietzsche was a teenager writing poems about the French Revolution. This talk explores his little-known early fascination with the Girondins through his 1862 poem "Im Gefängnis."

Academic lecture
Literary history
Philosophy deep-dive
Stanford campus

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🎟️registration required via linked form
🇫🇷CNRS scholar from Sorbonne speaking
📜focuses on obscure early Nietzsche poems, not his famous works

Encina Commons

Encina Commons, 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

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