Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Friedrich Nietzsche
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Friedrich Nietzsche
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Author: Friedrich Nietzsche

Narrator: Alex Jennings

Abridged: 5 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 03/01/2005

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy


Synopsis

Thus Spoke Zarathustra was conceived and written by Friedrich Nietzsche during the years 1881–1885; the first three parts were published in 1883 and 1884. The book formed part of his ‘campaign against morality’, in which Nietzsche explored the ethical consequences of the ‘death of God’. Heavily critical not only of Christian values but also of their modern replacements, Thus Spoke Zarathustra argues for a new value-system based around the prophecy of the Ubermensch or Superman. Its appropriation by the National Socialist movement in Germany early in the twentieth century has tainted its reputation unjustly; but there are signs that the rehabilitation of Nietzsche, and of this his most incendiary work, is almost complete. Read by Alex Jennings, there are helpful introductions to every chapter.

About Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher and philologist whose best-known works include Thus Spoke Zarathustra; Ecce Homo; Human, All Too Human; and Beyond Good and Evil. Much of his work is characterized by radical questioning of the value and objectivity of truth and criticism of traditional ideals of morality. Nietzsche's writings were significant influences on the existentialist, nihilist, and postmodernist schools of thought, as well as on the work of such later writers as Herman Hesse, Albert Camus, Sigmund Freud, and Jean-Paul Sartre.


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