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by Friedrich Nietzsche (Author), Thomas Common (Translator), H.James Birx (Translator) "WHEN Zarathustra was thirty years old, he left his home and the lake of his home and went into the mountains ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 341 pages
  • Publisher: Prometheus Books; Revised edition edition (19 Nov 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0879758619
  • ISBN-13: 978-0879758615
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.6 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) has been proclaimed the seminal figure of modern philosophy as well as one of the most creative and critically influential geniuses in the history of secular thought. "Writing in blood" and "philosophising with a hammer", Nietzsche scathingly criticised modern civilisation's basic ideas, beliefs, and values, and boldly proclaimed that "God is dead," thereby fathering atheistic existentialism. "Thus Spake Zarathustra" is Nietzsche's masterpiece. Rich in irony, poetry, and symbolism, this unique volume presents the German philosopher's major concepts: the master and slave moralities, a pervasive will to power, the heroic overman transcending good and evil, and an eternal recurrence of the same dynamic universe.


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Graham Parkes is the author of Composing the Soul: Reaches of Nietzsche's Psychology (Chicago, 1994), and the editor of Nietzsche and Asian Thought (Chicago, 1991). He is joint editor, with Steve Odin, of The Blackwell Source Book iin Japanese Philosophy (2005). --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Nice book, pity I can't read it., 24 Jan 2008
This review is from: Thus Spake Zarathustra (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) (Paperback)
Before I start I should say that 'Thus Spake Zarathustra' is an excellent book. It sets forth the majority of Nietschze's views through the mouth of the prophet Zoroaster. The closest thing to a criticism I can levy is that his succeeding works like 'beyond good and evil' might be a bit more suitable if you're a philosophy student like me since they set forward his views a bit more bluntly (on the other hand why not read both). I would normally give it a happy five stars, however in this case I'm not reviewing just the book in general but rather this particular edition. The translator has littered the book with exagerated archaisms. What the intention of this was is a mystery to me but the effect is clear, the book is near to unreadable. Tacking -eth to the end of every verb and sprinkling in thous and thees isn't an improvement and I can hardly believe that it represents in any way the original German. Don't be tempted by the low price, you'll regret it.
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36 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Unreadable ye's and thou's, 6 May 1999
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I hate to give Thus Spoke Zarathustra less than five stars in any form, but Common's translation is just unreadable. For a more readable (and better) translation use Kaufmann's version. Despite this, Zarathustra is Nietzsche's masterpiece and one of the greatest books of all time!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A prophecy of things to come, 9 Aug 2002
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Without doubt one of the greatest works of philosophy and thought. Though all of Nietzsche's works are grand it is this one above all that fully captures his intense and positive belief in the potential for the future of man. It also reflects a self examining and lonely side of the sickly philosopher. The magic and spiritualism of the book is enough to unsure that anyone who reads the text will not be the same person upon completion as they were when they began. Though he may come to certain conclusions that others may feel a need to disagree with, its honesty and intelligence shines through and we are reminded that Nietzsche would have wanted us to challenge what he was saying. It is a text many justly treat as a bible and which is truly a great masterpiece.
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