description: Nietzsche's Ecce Homo is unlike other autobiographies. Deliberately provocative, he subverts genre conventions, pushing philosophical positions to combative extremes, constructing a heroic genius whose life chronicles incessant self-overcoming. Written weeks before his psychotic break, the book passes under review all of his previous works so posthumous readers can understand him on his own terms. He reaches final reckonings with his enemies, including Richard Wagner, German nationalism, modern men in general &amp; above all Xianity, proclaiming himself the Antichrist. Ecce Homo is the summation of an extraordinary philosophical career, a last testament to his will.
language: English
title: Ecce Homo
titlecomplete: Ecce Homo (Complete Works 17)
genres: Literature, German Literature, Classics, Psychology, Biography, Autobiography, Philosophy, Germany, 19th Century, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 16319
publisher: Gordon Press