Nietzsche for Beginners

Not only does this text delve into the scandalous life and considerable works of Friedrich Nietzsche, it also gives clear picture of the time in which he lived. Readers will meet the luminaries of the day - Richard Wagner, Bismark, Freud and Darwin, and see their influence on his work. There is also be an introduction to some of the great minds that preceded and shaped his writing; Luther, Schopenhauer, Hegel and Kant. The author introduces the reader to Nietzsche's famous menage-a-trois: his theories of Superman; of the Antichrist of nihilism; and Zarasthustra. The posthumous and misinformed use by the Nazis is also looked at.

Author: Marc Sautet

Publisher: Writers & Readers Publishing, Incorporated

Released Date: 1990

ISBN: 9780863161186