large/11381/educationalinstitutions_1709_librivox_64kb_mp3/educationalinstitutions_10_nietzsche_64kb_37
large/11381/educationalinstitutions_1709_librivox_64kb_mp3/educationalinstitutions_10_nietzsche_64kb
English
11381
The consternation raised by these young men was indeed far more general than had ever been caused by those other 'robbers' in court circles, of which a German prince, according to Goethe, is said to have expressed the opinion: 'If he had been God, and had foreseen the appearance of the _Robbers_, he would not have created the world.' THE CONSTERNATION RAISED BY THESE YOUNG MEN WAS INDEED FAR MORE GENERAL THAN EVER HAD BEEN CAUSED BY THOSE OTHER ROBBERS IN COURT CIRCLES OF WHICH A GERMAN PRINCE ACCORDING TO GERTA IS SAID TO HAVE EXPRESSED THE OPINION IF HE HAD BEEN GOD AND HAD FORESEEN THE APPEARANCE OF THE ROBBERS HE WOULD NOT HAVE CREATED THE WORLD
 and finding that he was breathing heavily, he became conscious of that oppressive and contaminated air which overhung the culture of the university. He suddenly saw, with horror-struck, wide-open eyes, the non-German barbarism, hiding itself in the guise of all kinds of scholasticism; he suddenly discovered that his own leaderless comrades were abandoned to a repulsive kind of youthful intoxication. And he was exasperated. He rose with the same aspect of proud indignation as Schiller may have had when reciting the _Robbers_ to his companions: and if he had prefaced his drama with the picture of a lion, and the motto, 'in tyrannos,' his follower himself was that very lion preparing to spring; and every 'tyrant' began to tremble. Yes, if these indignant youths were looked at superficially and timorously, they would seem to be little else than Schiller's robbers: their talk sounded so wild to the anxious listener that Rome and Sparta seemed mere nunneries compared with these new spirits. BLER ON RETURNING TO THE UNIVERSITY AND FINDING THAT HE WAS BREATHING HEAVILY HE BECAME CONSCIOUS OF THAT OPPRESSIVE AND CONTAMINATED AIR WHICH OVERHUNG THE CULTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY HE SUDDENLY SAW WITH HORROR STRUCK WIDE OPEN EYES THE NON GERMAN BARBARISM HIDING ITSELF IN THE GUISE OF ALL KINDS OF SCHOLASTICISM HE SUDDENLY DISCOVERED THAT HIS OWN LEADERLESS COMRADES WERE ABANDONED TO A REPULSIVE KIND OF YOUTHFUL INTOXICATION AND HE WAS EXASPERATED HE ROSE WITH THE SAME ASPECT OF PROUD INDIGNATION AS SCHILLER MAY HAVE WHEN RECITING THE ROBBERS TO HIS COMPANIONS AND IF HE HAD PREFACED HIS DRAMA WITH THE PICTURE OF A LION AND THE MOTTO IN TYRANOS HIS FOLLOWER HIMSELF WAS THAT VERY LION PREPARING THE SPRING AND EVERY TYRANT BEGAN TO TREMBLE YES IF THESE INDIGNANT YOUTHS WERE LOOKED AT SUPERFICIOUSLY AND TIMOROUSLY THEY WOULD SEEM TO BE LITTLE ELSE THAN SCHILLER'S ROBBERS THEIR TALK SOUNDED SO WILD TO THE ANXIOUS LISTENER THAT ROME AND SPADA SEE MERE NUNERIES COMPARED TO THESE NEW SPIRITS
large/11381/educationalinstitutions_1709_librivox_64kb_mp3/educationalinstitutions_10_nietzsche_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/11381/educationalinstitutions_1709_librivox_64kb_mp3/educationalinstitutions_10_nietzsche_64kb.flac