Wilhelm Paul Corssen - Influence On Friedrich Nietzsche

Influence On Friedrich Nietzsche

In Twilight of the Idols ("What I Owe to the Ancients") Friedrich Nietzsche, who was educated at the Schulpforta, pays homage to Corssen in discussion of his education and writing style:

My sense of style, for the epigram as a style, was awakened almost instantly when I came into contact with Sallust. I have not forgotten the surprise of my honored teacher, Corssen, when he had to give his worst Latin pupil the best grade—I had finished with one stroke.

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