Wagner's Letters

Richard Wagner to Friedrich Nietzsche

Undated · Bayreuth

Overview

Wagner's brief reply on receiving Richard Wagner in Bayreuth: the book is tremendous, and he asks where Nietzsche learned so much about him, urging him to come soon and grow accustomed to the impressions by attending rehearsals.

Letter

Friend!

Your book is simply tremendous! Where did you learn so much about me? Come to us soon and accustom yourself to the impressions by attending the rehearsals.

Source: The Nietzsche-Wagner Correspondence, ed. Elizabeth Foerster-Nietzsche, trans. Caroline V. Kerr (Boni and Liveright, 1921), No. 52