Von der großen Sehnsucht
E1036705
"Von der großen Sehnsucht" is a section of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical work "Also sprach Zarathustra," in which Zarathustra reflects on profound longing and the human drive toward self-overcoming.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter
ⓘ
section of a philosophical work ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
creative longing
ⓘ
human drive toward self-overcoming ⓘ spiritual transformation ⓘ tension between present self and higher ideal ⓘ |
| author | Friedrich Nietzsche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToWorkGenre |
German literature
ⓘ
philosophical literature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Friedrich Nietzsche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Zarathustra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationApproximateYear | 1880s ⓘ |
| hasCentralEmotion |
profound longing
ⓘ
yearning for higher self ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole | Zarathustra as teacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
20th-century existential philosophy
ⓘ
modern conceptions of existential longing ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish |
Of the Great Longing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
On the Great Longing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | to provoke self-examination in the reader ⓘ |
| isExcerptOf | Nietzsche’s Zarathustra cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory
ⓘ
prophetic tone ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryForm | philosophical prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
existential desire
ⓘ
human striving ⓘ longing ⓘ self-overcoming ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person monologue of Zarathustra ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Also sprach Zarathustra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
self-transcendence
ⓘ
will to power ⓘ Übermensch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalCurrent | existentialism precursor ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
inner conflict of the striving individual
ⓘ
valuation and revaluation of desires ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovementContext | late 19th-century German philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Vom Gesicht und Rätsel
ⓘ
Von den drei Verwandlungen NERFINISHED ⓘ Von der Erlösung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualMode | meditative reflection ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Also sprach Zarathustra