Nietzsche and the concept of time
pp. 81-97
in: Fraser, Nathaniel Lawrence (eds), The study of time II, Berlin, Springer, 1975Abstract
Nietzsche often uses the flame as a symbol for various concepts; however, in this poem, he clearly identifies himself with this unquenched, unsatiated and — alas! — consuming flame. This flame, after burning with unbelievable force and splendor, turned his spirit suddenly, as Lange-Eichbaum2 phrases it, into a completely burned out crater, a unique case in the history of medicine.
