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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Kaufmann, Walter (1921-1980)
- Title:
- Philosophy Manuscripts of Walter Kaufmann
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr76f342k
- Dates:
- 1947-1975
- Size:
- 14 boxes and 5.4 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-14
- Language:
- English German
Abstract
The Philosophy Manuscripts of Walter Kaufmann consists of manuscripts, galleys, and page proofs of many of the writings and translations of the American philosopher, educator, and author Walter Kaufmann (1921-1980).
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of typed manuscripts with holograph revisions, page proofs, and galleys for original works and translations by Kaufmann. Titles of original works include Critique of Religion and Philosophy (1958), The Faith of a Heretic (1961) and its German translation Der Glaube eines Ketzers (1965), From Shakespeare to Existentialism (1959), Hegel: Reinterpretation, Texts, and Commentary (1965), Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist (1956), Tragedy and Philosophy (1968), and a book of poetry, Cain and Other Poems (1962). Titles of Kaufmann's translations include Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil (1966), On the Genealogy of Morals (translated with R. J. Hollingdale) and Ecce Homo (1967), and The Will to Power (1967); Goethe's Faust (1961); and a group of poets in Twenty German Poets (1962). In addition, the collection also contains Kaufmann's Ph.D. thesis from Harvard, "Nietzsche's Theory of Values" (1947), and an article on Nietzsche for the Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
The following standard abbreviation, or its variation, is used to identify materials in this collection: TMsS = typed manuscript signed.
- Arrangement
The collection has been arranged in chronological order by publication date (later editions of the same title are kept together).
- Collection Creator Biography:
Kaufmann
Walter Kaufmann, noted American philosopher and a leading authority on Nietzsche and Existentialism, was born in Freiburg, Germany, in 1921. He received his B.A. from Williams College (1941) and his Ph.D. from Harvard University (1947). From 1944 to 1946, Kaufmann served in the United States Army Air Forces and Military Intelligence Service. Beginning in 1947, he taught philosophy at Princeton University until his death in 1980. In addition to publishing several works on philosophy and religion, Kaufmann translated several of Nietzsche's works, as well as Goethe's Faust.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Gift of Mrs. Walter Kaufman
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Ran Tao in 2004. Finding aid written by Ran Tao in 2004.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Philosophy Manuscripts of Walter Kaufmann; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr76f342k
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-14
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- Bibliography
Some of the manuscripts found in draft form in the collection came to print in the following publications: Kaufmann's writings Cain and Other Poems (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1962), Critique of Religion and Philosophy (New York: Harper, 1958), The Faith of a Heretic (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1961), From Shakespeare to Existentialism (Boston: Beacon Press, 1959), Der Glaube eines Ketzers (Munchen: Szczesny, 1965), Hegel: Reinterpretation, Texts, and Commentary (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1965), Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist (New York: Meridian Books, 1956), Tragedy and Philosophy (New York: Doubleday, 1968); and Kaufmann's translations of Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil (New York: Vintage Books, 1966), On the Genealogy of Morals (translated with R.J. Hollingdale) and Ecce Homo (New York: Vintage Books, 1967), and The Will to Power (New York: Random House, 1967); and Twenty German Poets (New York: Random House, 1962).
- Subject Terms:
- English poetry. -- 19th century
Poets, English. -- 19th century - Genre Terms:
- Correspondence
Poems. - Names:
- De Wilde, George James (1804-1871)
Hunt, Leigh (1784-1859)
