Thus Spoke Zarathustra
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a philosophical novel by Friedrich Nietzsche that presents his ideas on the Übermensch, the death of God, and the revaluation of values through the speeches of the prophet Zarathustra.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Also sprach Zarathustra | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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philosophical novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
radio plays
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theatrical productions ⓘ |
| author | Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1883 ⓘ |
| genre |
existential literature
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modernist literature ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
the higher men
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the last man ⓘ tightrope walker ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century philosophy
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existentialism ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ post-structuralism ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| inspired | Richard Strauss tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
biblical parody
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poetic prose ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
parable
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sermon-like speeches ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Zoroaster
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surface form:
Zarathustra
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| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
eternal recurrence
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last man ⓘ will to power ⓘ Übermensch ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Also sprach Zarathustra
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| philosophicalFocus |
creation of new values
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critique of traditional morality ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Friedrich Nietzsche
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surface form:
Nietzschean philosophy
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| publicationPeriodEnd | 1885 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodStart | 1883 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ernst Schmeitzner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
mountains
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various towns and landscapes ⓘ |
| structure | four parts ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of Christianity
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death of God ⓘ eternal recurrence ⓘ nihilism ⓘ revaluation of values ⓘ self-overcoming ⓘ will to power ⓘ Übermensch ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Also sprach Zarathustra