Thus Spoke Zarathustra

A Book for All and None

De: Friedrich Nietzsche, Thomas Common - translator

Narrado por: John Lee

Composed in four parts between 1883 and 1885, Thus Spoke Zarathustra is the most famous and influential work of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. The work is a philosophical novel in which the character of Zarathustra, a religious prophet-like figure, delivers a series of lessons and sermons in a Biblical style that articulate the central ideas of Nietzsche's mature thought. Key to the philosophy of Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a rejection of traditional systems of religious morality, the idea of the will to power, and a vision of a new, higher mode of being, the ubermensch" or "Superman," one of Nietzsche's most famous and controversial figures. As innovative stylistically as it is philosophically, Thus Spoke Zarathustra is both a literary masterpiece and an enduring classic of moral thought. This version of Thus Spoke Zarathustra is the translation by Thomas Common.

Public Domain (P)2011 Tantor

classic - must read

The reader is great and performs very well. Great classical philosophy will blow your mind almost every chapter if you can hold on.

Insane

Sadly, this work reflects Nietzche's growing madness at the end of his life, caused by venereal disease, and it shows. Rambling, contradictory aphorisms follow one another, interspersed with little nuggets like: "with a woman, never neglect your whip", and "all our gentlemen are Jews." Both sexism and antisemitism are found liberally throughout this mad little phantasy, and I cannot say that I got much out of it other than relief when it was all over.

In spite of that, the narrator was brilliant, and made much of little, to his great credit.

Included

Read well. I've read it. This was good if you've read the book and want to listen again. for free it's worth it.

Classic

Poetry as relevant as when it was written over 140 years ago. Great reader and good audio quality

great story but the language took me out of it.

The language was very old and hard for my ADD brain to stay with for a lot of it.