Vagner case

A brief about the book Wagner's case followed by Nietzsche against Wagner, by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, translated by Ali Misbah, collecting two texts written by Nietzsche in his late life, reflecting his transformation from intense admiration for the musician Richard Wagner to a sharp critique of him. In "Wagner's case," Nietzsche attacks Wagner's music, considering it an expression of cultural and moral decline, and sees that it burdens the soul and drowns it in sadness, unlike music that should evoke lightness and joy. As for "Nietzsche against Wagner," Nietzsche gathers excerpts from his earlier works to emphasize that his criticism of Wagner was not a momentary act, but the result of a philosophical development that led him to reject the exalted concepts that Wagner embodied in his music. The book shows Nietzsche as a music critic and philosopher re-examining concepts of art and beauty, offering an alternative perspective that elevates life and reality at the expense of exalted ideals. I will indulge myself a little; it's not just a malicious joke to praise Bizet at the expense of Wagner in this text, for I am inserting something beyond joking into the topics of humor. My separation from Wagner represented a catastrophic event for me; and being able to love something afterward, that is what counts as a victory.