Thus Spoke Zarathustra：A Book for Everyone and No One

NietzschewasoneofthemostrevolutionaryandsubversivethinkersinWesternphilosophy,andThusSpokeZarathustraremainshismostfamousandinfluentialwork.ItdescribeshowtheancientPersianprophetZarathustradescendsfromhissolitudeinthemountainstotelltheworldthatGodisdeadandthattheSuperman,thehumanembodimentofdivinity,ishissuccessor.Withblazingintensityandpoeticbrilliance,Nietzschearguesthatthemeaningofexistenceisnottobefoundinreligiouspietiesormeeksubmission,butinanall-powerfullifeforce:passionate,chaoticandfree.R.JHollingdale'svibranttranslationcapturesthedramaticforceofNietzsche'swriting.Hisintroductionoffersacomprehensivechapter-by-chaptersurveyofthework,andtherearealsoexplanatorynotes.