Nietzsche and Slovene Literature

The course starts by presenting Nietzsche's philosophy in the context of modern European philosophy, continuing with an analysis of Nietzsche's philosophy and of its role in the formation of various philosophical schools, movements and literary trends at the turn of the century and later. The treatment of Nietzsche's influence on Slovene literature proceeds historically: an analysis of the philosopher's first echoes in Slovenia is followed by a discussion of his significance in Slovene fin-de-siecle literature, especially in Cankar and Župančič. The lectures on the interbellum period focus on Kosovel, Podbevšek, Vidmar and Bartol: the literary texts and essays revealing Nietzsche's influence are directly compared to his own thought, i.e. to those of his formulations which reverberate in the Slovene writers' works. Particular emphasis is laid on Nietzsche's place in Slovene philosophy, as well as in the debates on Post-fin-de-siecle and Postmodernism.

- Martin Heidegger, Evropski nihilizem. Ljubljana 1971 COBISS.SI-ID – 6497537
- Matevž Kos (ur.), Nietzschejevo berilo. Ljubljana 2002 COBISS.SI-ID - 118488576
- Matevž Kos, Poskusi z Nietzschejem: Nietzsche in ničejanstvo v slovenski literaturi. Ljubljana 2003 COBISS.SI-ID – 126811648
- Friedrich Nietzsche: Tako je govoril Zaratustra. Knjiga za vse in za nikogar. Ljubljana 1999. COBISS.SI-ID - 97757952
- Rűdiger Safranski: Nietzsche. Biografija njegovega mišljenja. Ljubljana 2010 COBISS.SI-ID – 252783872
- Ivan Urbančič, Med sholastiko in neosholastiko. Poglavitne ideje slovenskih filozofov. Ljubljana 1971 COBISS.SI-ID – 1885697

Priporočena literatura
- Keith Ansell-Pearson, An Introduction to Nietzsche as Political Thinker: The Perfect Nihilist. Cambridge 1994
- Friedrich Nietzsche, Sämtliche Werke (KSA). München/Berlin/New York 1988