Thus Spoke Zarathustra

A landmark work of philosophy and of literature, Thus Spoke Zarathustra is the fullest expression of Nietzsche´s belief that "the object of mankind should lie in its highest individuals." In his thirthieth year Zarathustra- the archetypal Über-Mensch representative of supreme passion and creativity- abandons his home for the mountains, where he lives, literally and figuratively, on a level of experience far above the conventional standards of good and evil. The exuberant, poetic testimony of Nietzsche´s great messianic hero (and alter ego) is a vivid demonstration of the philosopher´s genius. Walter Kaufmann´s celebrated translation- hailed by Newsweek for its "incandescent splendor of language" - has gained general recognition as the most authorative version of Zarathustra existing in english.

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