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 - and predicts the cataclysmic impact of his 'forthcoming revelation of all values'. Both self-celebrating and self-mocking, penetrating and strange, Ecce Homo gives the final, definitive expression to Nietzsche's main beliefs and is in every way his last testament.
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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.
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Ecce Homo - Friedrich Nietzsche Introduction
Note on the Text
Chronology of Nietzsche's Life

ECCE HOMO: How One Becomes What One Is

Foreword
On this perfect day...
Why I am So Wise
Why I am So Clever
Why I Write Such Good Books
The Birth of Tragedy
The Untimely Essays
Human, All Too Human
Daybreak
The Gay Science
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Beyond Good and Evil
Genealogy of Morals
Twilight of the Idols
The Wagner Case
Why I Am a Destiny
Notes

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Product details

ISBN
9780140445152
Published
1992-11-26
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Weight
113 gr
Height
197 mm
Width
130 mm
Thickness
8 mm
Age
01, G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
144

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Biographical note

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.