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 between 1883 and 1885. The protagonist is nominally the historical Zarathustra, but, besides …
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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 between 1883 and 1885. The protagonist is nominally the historical Zarathustra, but, besides a few sentences, Nietzsche is not particularly concerned with any resemblance. Much of the book purports to be what Zarathustra said, and it repeats the refrain, "Thus spoke Zarathustra". The style has facilitated variegated and often incompatible ideas about what Zarathustra says. "Zarathustra speaks about stars, animals, trees, tarantulas, dreams, and so forth". Though there is no consensus with what Zarathustra means when he speaks, there is some consensus with what he speaks about. Zarathustra deals with ideas about the Übermensch, the death of God, the will to power, and eternal recurrence. Zarathustra himself first appeared in Nietzsche's earlier book The Gay Science. Nietzsche himself has suggested that his Zarathustra is a tragedy and a parody. It was his favourite of his own books. He was aware, however, that readers might not understand it. Possibly this is why he subtitled it A Book for All and None. Its themes and general merit are continually disputed. It has nonetheless been hugely influential in various facets of culture.
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- LibraryThing key:
- 35566
- BNF ID:
- 11966222d
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra
342 pages
English language
Published Sept. 28, 1974 by Penguin Books.
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- 978-0-14-044118-5Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 35625805
Así habló Zaratustra
Paperback, 284 pages
Spanish language
Published June 20, 2006 by Mestas Ediciones.
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- 978-84-89163-71-3Copied ISBN!
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- 7286337
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
350 pages
English language
Published Dec. 12, 2012 by Barnes & Noble.
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- 978-1-4351-3644-1Copied ISBN!
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- 70165200
Thus Spake Zarathustra
270 pages
English language
Published Aug. 1, 1999 by Dover Publications.
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- 978-0-486-40663-3Copied ISBN!
Also sprach Zarathustra
Paperback
German language
Published Aug. 1, 2008 by FISCHER Taschenbuch.
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- 978-3-596-90086-2Copied ISBN!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
327 pages
English language
Published Aug. 1, 1978 by Penguin Books.
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- 978-0-14-004748-6Copied ISBN!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
English language
Published July 31, 2011 by Barnes & Noble, Incorporated.
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- 978-1-4351-3643-4Copied ISBN!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
English language
Published Aug. 1, 1974 by Penguin Books, Limited.
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- 978-0-14-190432-0Copied ISBN!
Werke II
835 pages
German language
Published Aug. 1, 1976 by Ullstein Verlag.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-548-02908-5Copied ISBN!
Thus Spake Zarathustra: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
English language
Published Aug. 1, 2015
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- 978-1-5169-6465-9Copied ISBN!
Also sprach Zarathustra
320 pages
German language
Published Jan. 24, 1993 by Philipp Reclam Jun..
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- 978-3-15-007111-3Copied ISBN!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Selections)/Also sprach Zarathustra (Auswahl)
English language
- ISBN:
- 978-0-486-12062-1Copied ISBN!
Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra: un livre qui est pour tous et qui n'est pour personne
French language
- ISBN:
- 978-2-07-028031-5Copied ISBN!
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