内容简介
'Theprofoundestbookthereis,bornfromtheinnermostrichnessoftruth,aninexhaustiblewellintowhichnobucketdescendswithoutcomingupwithgoldandgoodness.'ThusSpokeZarathustra(1885)wasNietzsche'sownfavouriteamongallhisbooksandhasprovedtobehismostpopular,havingsoldmillionsofcopiesinmanydifferentlanguages.Initheaddressestheproblemofhowtoliveafulfillinglifeinaworldwithoutmeaning,intheaftermathof'thedeathofGod'.Nietzsche'ssolutionliesintheideaofeternalrecurrencewhichhecalls'thehighestformulaofaffirmationthatcaneverbeattained'.AsuccessfulengagementwiththisprofoundlyDionysianideaenablesustochooseclearlyamongthemyriadpossibilitiesthatexistenceoffers,andtherebytoaffirmeverymomentofourliveswithothersonthis'sacred'earth.ThistranslationofZarathustra(thefirstnewEnglishversionforoverfortyyears)conveysthemusicalityoftheoriginalGerman,andforthefirsttimeannotatestheabundanceofallusionstotheBibleandotherclassictextswithwhichNietzsche'smasterpieceisinconversation.