Twilight of the Idols with The Antichrist and Ecce Homo (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) [Paperback]

Friedrich Nietzsche (Author)

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Publication Date: June 10, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1840226137 | ISBN-13: 978-1840226133

The three works in this collection, all dating from Nietzsche's last lucid months, show him at his most stimulating and controversial: the portentous utterances of the prophet (together with the ill-defined figure of the Ãœbermensch) are forsaken, as wit, exuberance and dazzling insights predominate, forcing the reader to face unpalatable insights and to rethink every commonly accepted truth . Thinking with Nietzsche, in Jaspers words, means holding one s own against him, and we are indeed refreshed and challenged by the vortex of his thoughts, by concepts which test and probe. In The Twilight of the Idols, The Antichrist, and Ecce Homo Nietzsche writes at breakneck speed of his provenance, his adversaries and his hopes for mankind; the books are largely epigrammatic and aphoristic, allowing this poet-philosopher to bewilder and fascinate us with their strangeness and their daring. He who fights with monsters, Nietzsche once told us, should look to it that he himself does not become one, and when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you. Reader, beware.

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Friedrich Nietzsche; Translated by Richard Polt --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd (June 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840226137
• ISBN-13: 978-1840226133
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars buy a different translation, October 5, 2001

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"everynametaken" (Oshkosh, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twilight of the Idols Or, How to Philosophize With a Hammer (Hardcover)

For the sake of brevity, I will say merely that this translation was entirely successful in its aim to vulgarize Nietzsche's stylistic idiosyncracies for the sake of mass consumption. This is a beautiful book, and deserves a more sympathetic treatment. R.J. Hollingdale's translation is the best, but even Walter Kaufmann's is preferable to this one. It DOES matter!

10 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Praising Nietzsches attacks on humanity, March 18, 1999

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This review is from: Twilight of the Idols Or, How to Philosophize With a Hammer (Hardcover)

ALtough this isn't the best or most sophisticated work Nietzsche has to offer, it certainly is worth reading for anyone interested in his life and works. It is some kind of summary of everything he has said in his previous books. Christianity, morals, Kant.. it's all in here. His last attempt to show the world what it's all about, just before he went insane. My favorite part are the first couple of pages where statements can be found like "Is man just a mistake of God, or is God just a mistake of man?". Absolutely recommended for anyone whose interested in philosephy in general and Nietzsche particulary.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Book required for a class, February 11, 2011

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This review is from: Twilight of the Idols, Or, How to Philosophize With the Hammer (Paperback)

It was enlightening and fun to discuss in my philosophy class. It gave me a lot of things to think about in my own life.