num_pages: 256
description: "Zarathustra" was Nietzsche's masterpiece, the first comprehensive statement of his mature philosophy, and the introduction of his influential and well-known (and misunderstood) ideas including the "overman" or "superman" and the "will to power." It is also the source of Nietzsche's famous (and much misconstrued) statement that "God is dead." This classic was due for an update and overhaul. A considerable part of Nietzsche's genius is his ability to make his language dance, and this is what becomes extraordinarily difficult to translate. Aphorist and punster Thomas Wayne puts the play back into this work.
language: English
title: Thus Spake Zarathustra
titlecomplete: Thus Spake Zarathustra
characters: Zarathustra, Preacher-on-the-Mount
genres: Unfinished, Nonfiction, Literature, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion, 19th Century, Classics, German Literature, Psychology
ratings_count: 143804
publisher: Agathon Pr