Thus Spake Zarathustra A Book for Al..., Friedrich  Nietzsche
Thus Spake Zarathustra A Book for Al..., Friedrich  Nietzsche
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Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None

Author: Friedrich Nietzsche

Narrator: John Franklin, Mason Dwyer, Talia Morton, May Lane, Leandro Stuart, Sarah Waynor

Unabridged: 12 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/02/2018


Synopsis

Zarathustra" is my brother's most personal work; it is the history of his most individual experiences, of his friendships, ideals, raptures, bitterest disappointments and sorrows. Above it all, however, there soars, transfiguring it, the image of his greatest hopes and remotest aims. My brother had the figure of Zarathustra in his mind from his very earliest youth: he once told me that even as a child he had dreamt of him. At different periods in his life, he would call this haunter of his dreams by different names; "but in the end," he declares in a note on the subject, "I had to do a PERSIAN the honour of identifying him with this creature of my fancy. Persians were the first to take a broad and comprehensive view of history. Every series of evolutions, according to them, was presided over by a prophet; and every prophet had his 'Hazar,'—his dynasty of a thousand years."

All Zarathustra's views, as also his personality, were early conceptions of my brother's mind. Whoever reads his posthumously published writings for the years 1869-82 with care, will constantly meet with passages suggestive of Zarathustra's thoughts and doctrines. For instance, the ideal of the Superman is put forth quite clearly in all his writings during the years 1873-75; and in "We Philologists", the following remarkable observations occur:—

"How can one praise and glorify a nation as a whole?—Even among the Greeks, it was the INDIVIDUALS that counted."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shawn on May 19, 2008

Horror movies never frightened me in the same way certain works of literature and film did. Reading through Zarathustra as a teenager was a singularly powerful experience; the work defies categorization or genre, time or place. I was warned that Nietzsche was dangerous for young readers (like Machia......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on August 17, 2018

The best way that I can describe this book is as a religious experience, which is kind of paradoxical because the main idea of the book is that “God is dead.” When Zarathustra, the ancient Persian prophet, emerges from his 10-year solitude and exclaims that God has died, he doesn’t mean that literal......more

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on June 06, 2020

This is so many things at once: it is wise and intelligent; it is funny and perceptive; it is creative and playful, but it is also nonsensical and impenetrable. Simply put, I am not quite sure if I am ready for this book. I consider myself relatively well-read, but I do not feel well-read enough to......more

Goodreads review by Valeriu on March 09, 2023

Se subînțelege, sper, că Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900) nu e înțeleptul meu preferat, deși, recunosc, alți cititori îl pot studia cu folos. Ceea ce am scris mai jos e doar o opinie foarte subiectivă. Aș dori să o judecați cu îngăduință... Nu mi-a plăcut niciodată proza poematică din Also sprach........more