Ecce Homo
How One Becomes What One is
$20.80
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
2 February 1993
Summary
Nietzsche’s final testament of his beliefs
In late 1888, only weeks before his final collapse into madness, Nietzsche (1844-1900) set out to compose his autobiography, and Ecce Homo remains one of the most intriguing yet bizarre examples of the genre ever written. In this extraordinary work Nietzsche traces his life, work and development as a philosopher, examines the heroes he has identified with, struggled against and then overcome – Schopenhauer, Wagner, Socrates, Christ –…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140445152 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140445153 |
| Author: | Friedrich Nietzsche, Michael Tanner, R.J. Hollingdale |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 2 February 1993 |
| Weight: | 113g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
About The Author
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was born near Leipzig. When he was twenty-four he was appointed to the chair of classical philology at Basel University. He published many works, including The Gay Science, Thus Spoke Zarathustra and Beyond Good and Evil. In 1889, Nietzsche collapsed and was subsequently institutionalized, spending the rest of his life in a condition of mental and physical paralysis. Works published after his death include Will to Power and his autobiography, Ecce Homo.
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