Foreign Masters' Prose Series -- Nietzsche's Prose Selections [Set books are not sold separately]

Author: [German] F. W. Nietzsche
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: F. Nietzsche (1844—1900), a renowned German philosopher, poet, and stylist. His philosophical works, rich in poetry, profound thought, and sharp prose, are also unique, allegorical, and metaphorical philosophical prose poems. His works are filled with prophetic teachings and anti-traditional rebelliousness, possessing great charm and have influenced the life views and creations of many writers and artists in the world literary scene. This book selects his first work The Birth of Tragedy, his masterpiece Thus Spoke Zarathustra, as well as important chapters such as On This Person and Beyond Good and Evil. Nietzsche opposed all old traditions and was a radical iconoclast. His philosophical ideas are highly controversial, and over the past century, his reviews have been mixed with praise and criticism.