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Thus Spoke Zarathustra
A Book for Everyone and Nobody
Friedrich Nietzsche
Translated by Graham Parkes
384 pages
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196x129mm
978-0-19-953709-9
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Paperback
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14 August 2008
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- The first new English translation of Nietzsche's most popular book for forty years.
- Thus Spoke Zarathustra addresses the problem of how to live a fulfilling life in the aftermath of 'the death of God' and it is a masterpiece of literature as well as philosophy, and has inspired composers as well as other writers.
- Graham Parkes's translation is more accurate than previous versions, and is the first to retain the musicality of the original, by paying attention to the rhythms and cadences of the German.
- The introduction examines the work's three most important philosophical ideas, the Overhuman, will to power, and eternal recurrence, the narrative of the book, its inspiration and its influence.
- The notes situate the text with respect to the major texts and authors with which the work is in constant conversation and the edition is more fully annotated than any other version.
'The profoundest book there is, born from the innermost richness of truth, an inexhaustible well into which no bucket descends without coming up with gold and goodness.'
Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1885) was Nietzsche's own favourite among all his books and has proved to be his most popular, having sold millions of copies in many different languages. In it he addresses the problem of how to live a fulfilling life in a world without meaning, in the aftermath of 'the death of God'. Nietzsche's solution lies in the
idea of eternal recurrence which he calls 'the highest formula of affirmation that can ever be attained'. A successful engagement with this profoundly Dionysian idea enables us to choose clearly among the myriad possibilities that existence offers, and thereby to affirm every moment of our lives with others on this 'sacred' earth.
This translation of Zarathustra (the first new English version for over forty years) conveys the musicality of the original German, and for the first time annotates the abundance of allusions to the Bible and other classic texts with which Nietzsche's masterpiece is in conversation.
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affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Readership: Students and readers of philosophy, the history of philosophy, Western philosophy, German philosophy, German literature, non-religious mystics
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Friedrich Nietzsche Translated by Graham Parkes, Professor of Philosophy, University of Hawaii
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