1964 1st Edtn (Thus) Ltd Edtn 1468/1500 Slipcase THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA By Friedrich Nietzsche Illus. Arnold Bank Very Good Philosophy

1964 1st Edition (Thus) , Slipcase
THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA

By Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, prose poet, cultural critic, philologist, and composer, whose work has exerted a profound influence on contemporary philosophy. He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy.

Illustrated By: Arnold Bank


Format: Hardcover,
Language: English
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Published By: Limited Editions Club at the Sign of the Stone Book, Bloomfield, Ct., New York

Imperial octavo (8vo 8+1⁄4 × 11+1⁄2 210 × 292),Pages 316

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Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (German: Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen), also translated as Thus Spake Zarathustra, is a work of philosophical fiction written by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche; it was published in four volumes between 1883 and 1885. The protagonist is nominally the historical Zoroaster. Much of the book consists of discourses by Zarathustra on a wide variety of subjects, most of which end with the refrain, "Thus spoke Zarathustra". The character of Zarathustra first appeared in Nietzsche's earlier book The Gay Science (at p342, which closely resembles p1 of "Zarathustra's Prologue" in Thus Spoke Zarathustra). The style of Nietzsche's Zarathustra has facilitated varied and often incompatible ideas about what Zarathustra, Nietzsche's main character in the book, says. The "[e]xplanations and claims" given by the character of Zarathustra in this work "are almost always analogical and figurative". Though there is no consensus about what Zarathustra means when he speaks, there is some consensus about that which he speaks. Thus Spoke Zarathustra deals with ideas about the Übermensch, the death of God, the will to power, and eternal recurrence.Translated from the German by Thomas Common. With an introduction by Henry David Aiken and Decorations by Arnold Bank.



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