'An interesting and challenging book that casts new light on Nietzsche's conception and evaluation of art'. Dr Jim Urpeth, University of Greenwich, UK 'Clearly written, well argued and supported by excellent scholarship.' Dr William Large, College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth

• 1. Miracles, Metaphors and The Birth of Tragedy 2. Nietzsche, Hegel and the 'Death of Art' 3. Zarathustra the Godless and the Monological Work of Art 4. The Will to Power and Art 5. Genealogy, Disinterestedness and the Judgement of Taste 6. Decadence, Wagner and the End of Art. Conclusions. The Fate of Art. Appendix. 'French Nietzsches', Madness and the Work of Art

'An interesting and challenging book that casts new light on Nietzsche's conception and evaluation of art'. Dr Jim Urpeth, University of Greenwich, UK 'Clearly written, well argued and supported by excellent scholarship.' Dr William Large, College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth

• 1. Miracles, Metaphors and The Birth of Tragedy 2. Nietzsche, Hegel and the 'Death of Art' 3. Zarathustra the Godless and the Monological Work of Art 4. The Will to Power and Art 5. Genealogy, Disinterestedness and the Judgement of Taste 6. Decadence, Wagner and the End of Art. Conclusions. The Fate of Art. Appendix. 'French Nietzsches', Madness and the Work of Art