{"product_id":"9781411433311","title":"Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThus Spoke Zarathustra\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eFriedrich Nietzsche\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003eConsidered by many to be the most important philosopher of modern times, \u003cb\u003eFriedrich Nietzsche\u003c\/b\u003e influenced twentieth-century ideas and culture more than almost any other thinker. His best-known book, \u003ci\u003eThus Spoke Zarathustra\u003c\/i\u003e—published in four parts in the last two decades of the nineteenth century—is also his masterpiece, and represents the fullest expression of his ideas up to that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unique combination of biblical oratory and playfulness, \u003ci\u003eThus Spoke Zarathustra\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the wanderings and teachings of the prophet Zarathustra, who descends from his mountain retreat to awaken the world to its new salvation. Do not accept, he counsels, what almost two thousand years of history have taught you to call evil. The Greeks knew better: Goodness for them was nobility, pride, and victory, not the Christian virtues of humility, meekness, poverty, and altruism. The existence of the human race is justified only by the exceptional among us—the “superman,” whose self-mastery and strong “will to power” frees him from the common prejudices and assumptions of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese and other concepts in Zarathustra were later perverted by Nazi propagandists, but Nietzsche, a despiser of mass movements both political and religious, did not ask his readers for faith and obedience, but rather for critical reflection, courage, and independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen M. Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eRobert C. Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e are both professors of philosophy at the University Texas at Austin. Together, they have written \u003ci\u003eWhat Nietzsche Really Said\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and co-edited \u003ci\u003eReading Nietzsche\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121667621104,"sku":"9781411433311","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411433311_p0.jpg?v=1763722443","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411433311","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}