"you stormed, like your English forerunner Blake"". Nietzsche made an impact on composers during the 1890s. Writer on music Donald Mitchell notes that Gustav Mahler was ""attracted to the poetic fire of Zarathustra, but repelled by the intellectual core of its writings."" He also quotes Mahler himself, and adds that he was influenced by Nietzsche's conception and affirmative approach to nature, which Mahler presented in his Third Symphony using Zarathustra's roundelay. Frederick Delius produced a piece of choral music, ""A Mass of Life"", based on a text of ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra"", while Richard Strauss (who also based his ""Also sprach"
"as a teenager, but this work remains unpublished. The short score of the third symphony by Arnold Bax originally began with a quotation from Thus Spoke Zarathustra: ‘My wisdom became pregnant on lonely mountains; upon barren stones she brought forth her young’. Latin American writer Giannina Braschi wrote the philosophical novel ""United States of Banana"" based on Walter Kaufman's translation of ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra""; in it, Zarathustra and Hamlet philosophize about the liberty of modern man in a capitalist society. Italian progressive rock band Museo Rosenbach released in 1973 the album ""Zarathustra"", with lyrics referring to the book. ""Also Sprach"
"the Bible. Common's poetic interpretation of the text, which renders the title ""Thus Spake Zarathustra"", received wide acclaim for its lambent portrayal. Common reasoned that because the original German was written in a pseudo-Luther-Biblical style, a pseudo-King-James-Biblical style would be fitting in the English translation. The Common translation remained widely accepted until more critical translations, titled ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra"", were published by Walter Kaufmann in 1954, and R.J. Hollingdale in 1961, which are considered to convey more accurately the German text than the Common version. Kaufmann's introduction to his own translation included a blistering critique of Common's version; he notes"
"Zarathustra's roundelay Zarathustra's Roundelay is a poem that figures as a central motif in the book ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra"" by Friedrich Nietzsche. The roundelay first appears in ""Chapter 59: The Second Dance-Song"", as a psychological revelation that precedes ""Chapter 60: The Seven Seals"", a conclusion and affirmation of Zarathustra's middle-aged philosophical ventures. Then, in the second last chapter, ""The Drunken Song"", Zarathustra elaborates upon and explains his roundelay, revealing its connection to the Eternal Recurrence. Zarathustra's Rundgesang There are a number of different English translations: ""Thomas Common"" ""Alexander Tille, revised"" ""Walter Kaufmann"" ""R. J. Hollingdale"" ""Adrian Del Caro"" A number"
"Spake Zarathustra"", ' is a gospel in the root sense of the word: glad tidings. Tidings about the meaning of life addressed to a dearly loved disciple whom Gide calls Nathanael."" ""Nathaniel"" comes from the Hebrew name , ""Nethan'el"", meaning ""God has given"". The book has three characters: the narrator, the narrator's teacher, Menalque, and the young Nathanael. Menalque has two lessons to impart through the narrator. The first is to flee families, rules, stability. Gide himself suffered so much from ""snug homes"" that he harped on its dangers all his life. The second is to seek adventure, excess, fervor;"
"Nikos Kazantzakis Nikos Kazantzakis ( ; 18 February 188326 October 1957) was a Greek writer. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years. Kazantzakis' novels included ""Zorba the Greek"" (published 1946 as ""Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas""), ""Christ Recrucified"" (1948), ""Captain Michalis"" (1950, translated Freedom and Death), and ""The Last Temptation of Christ"" (1955). He also wrote plays, travel books, memoirs and philosophical essays such as ""The Saviors of God: Spiritual Exercises"". His fame spread in the English-speaking world due to cinematic adaptations of ""Zorba the"
"Siddhartha (novel) Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s. Hesse dedicated the first part of it to Romain Rolland and the second part to Wilhelm Gundert, his cousin. The word ""Siddhartha"" is made up of two words in Sanskrit language, ""siddha"" (achieved) + ""artha"" (what was searched for), which together means ""he"
"Thomas Common Thomas Common (1850–1919) was a translator and critic, who translated several books by Friedrich Nietzsche into English. There is little information about him biographically, though indications are that he was a very well-educated and literate scholar. He lived in the area of Corstorphine, Scotland which is now a suburb of Edinburgh. In the mid-1890s, he joined a project led by Alexander Tille to produce a complete English edition of Nietzsche's work. Common translated several of them, including a version of Thus Spoke Zarathustra published in 1909. In 1901 he published a book called ""Nietzsche as Critic, Philosopher, Poet"
"the arts, writing, psychologic and social revolution. His later writings gave birth to the philosophy of Übermenschlich or Übermensch, which translates relatively into superhuman or superhumanism. Nietzsche explores the idea of a superhuman, in his writing ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra."" This writing reveals his thinking as he discusses the reality of humans existing as just that, and their potential to be more, through risks taken to advance humanity. This belief focuses not on a man who is bettering oneself but instead establishes values which create a meaning to life greater than one person, and positively influencing the lives of others with"
"with Nietzsche's acerbic criticisms of Christianity. However, Kaufmann faulted much in Nietzsche, writing that ""my disagreements with [Nietzsche] are legion."" Regarding style, Kaufmann argued that Nietzsche's ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra"", for example, is in parts badly written, melodramatic, or verbose, yet concluded that the book ""is not only a mine of ideas, but also a major work of literature and a personal triumph."" Kaufmann described his own ethic and his own philosophy of living in his books, including ""The Faith of a Heretic: What Can I Believe? How Should I Live? What Do I Hope?"" (1961) and ""Without Guilt and Justice:"
"Josephine Mutzenbacher Josephine Mutzenbacher or The Story of a Viennese Whore, as Told by Herself () is an erotic novel first published anonymously in Vienna, Austria in 1906. The novel is famous in the German-speaking world, having been in print in both German and English for over 100 years and sold over 3 million copies, becoming an erotic bestseller. Although no author claimed responsibility for the work, it was originally attributed to either Felix Salten (see ""Bambi"") or Arthur Schnitzler by the librarians at the University of Vienna. Today, critics, scholars, academics and the Austrian Government designate Salten as the"
"name Zarathustra which has a significant meaning as he had used the familiar Greek-Latin name in his earlier works. It is believed that Nietzsche invents a characterization of Zarathustra as the mouthpiece for Nietzsche's own ideas against morality. Richard Strauss's Opus 30, inspired by Nietzsche's book, is also called ""Also sprach Zarathustra"". Irish poet William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) and his wife reportedly claimed to have contacted Zoroaster through ""automatic writing"". A sculpture of Zoroaster by Edward Clark Potter, representing ancient Persian judicial wisdom and dating to 1896, towers over the Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State at East 25th"
"the high incidence in psychism of ""latent memories on the part of the medium that come out, sometimes greatly disfigured by a subliminal work of imagination or reasoning, as so often happens in our ordinary dreams."" Carl Gustav Jung treated the subject in his thesis ""On the Psychology and Pathology of So-Called Occult Phenomena"" (1902) and in an article, ""Cryptomnesia"" (1905), suggested the phenomenon in Friedrich Nietzsche's ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra"". The idea was studied or mentioned by Géza Dukes, Sándor Ferenczi and Wilhelm Stekel as well as by Sigmund Freud in speaking of the originality of his inventions. The word"
"Sciences published a bilingual edition of ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra"" by Nietzsche – in Russian and German. The cover and the jacket of the book are decorated with two paintings by Lena Hades. The book also contains twenty other works from this cycle. Her paintings are in collections of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the Igor Markin Museum of contemporary art, the Pushkin Museum, the State Tretyakov Gallery etc. The works of the above series were also exhibited at the First Moscow Biennale of contemporary art in 2005, in the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences in"
"Zastrozzi Zastrozzi: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Percy Bysshe Shelley first published in 1810 in London by George Wilkie and John Robinson anonymously, with only the initials of the author's name, as ""by P.B.S."". The first of Shelley's two early Gothic novellas, the other being ""St. Irvyne"", outlines his atheistic worldview through the villain Zastrozzi and touches upon his earliest thoughts on irresponsible self-indulgence and violent revenge. An 1810 reviewer wrote that the main character ""Zastrozzi is one of the most savage and improbable demons that ever issued from a diseased brain"". Shelley wrote ""Zastrozzi"" at the age"
"and grew a stronger and more personal connection to God through their doubt. Moreover, scholars like Darren J. N. Middleton argue that Kazantzakis' interpretation of the Christian faith predated the more modern, personalized interpretation of Christianity that has become popular in the years after Kazantzakis' death. Nikos Kazantzakis Nikos Kazantzakis ( ; 18 February 188326 October 1957) was a Greek writer. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years. Kazantzakis' novels included ""Zorba the Greek"" (published 1946 as ""Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas""), ""Christ Recrucified"" (1948),"
"for a Nietzschean 'transvaluation of values' within Jewry"". Nietzsche also influenced Theodor Lessing. Martin Buber was fascinated by Nietzsche, whom he praised as a heroic figure, and he strove to introduce ""a Nietzschean perspective into Zionist affairs."" In 1901, Buber, who had just been appointed the editor of ""Die Welt"", the primary publication of the World Zionist Organization, published a poem in ""Zarathustrastil"" ( a style reminiscent of Nietzsche's ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra"") calling for the return of Jewish literature, art and scholarship. However, praise for Nietzsche was not by any means universal among Zionists. Max Nordau, an early Zionist orator"
"Story"" was attributed to him from the 1820 ""Indicator"" by Leigh Hunt, which is similar to the poem ""The Sunset"" (1816). Shelley also wrote the preface and contributed at least 4,000–5,000 words to the Gothic novel ""Frankenstein"" (1818) by his wife Mary Shelley. There is a continuing debate about how much he wrote of the novel. In 2008, he was given co-writer or collaborator status. Zastrozzi Zastrozzi: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Percy Bysshe Shelley first published in 1810 in London by George Wilkie and John Robinson anonymously, with only the initials of the author's name, as ""by"
"a dissertation on Byron's ""Don Juan"". She then worked as a literary history teacher in different universities (Vienna, Zurich, Munich, Basel). She also traveled to North Africa, France, Italy and Spain before returning to Vienna. In 1881 she met Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach who introduced her to her literary circle. Three years later, she became acquainted with Lou Andreas Salomé and Friedrich Nietzsche, whom she was introduced to by the circle of Malwida von Meysenbug. Helene Druskowitz was one of the happy few who received a copy of the fourth book of ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra"", published at the author's expense. However,"
"Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future () is a book by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche that expands the ideas of his previous work, ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra"", with a more critical and polemical approach. It was first published in 1886. In ""Beyond Good and Evil"", Nietzsche accuses past philosophers of lacking critical sense and blindly accepting dogmatic premises in their consideration of morality. Specifically, he accuses them of founding grand metaphysical systems upon the faith that the good man is the opposite of the evil man, rather than just a different expression of"
"Stillste Stund Stillste Stund () are a German musical group. It was formed by Oliver Uckermann and female vocalist Birgit S. in 1998. The lyrics are written primarily in German, supported by male and female vocals. The band's name comes from Friedrich Nietzsche's most famous book: ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra"", Second Part - Die Stillste Stunde. Stillste Stund released a Demo-Version of Ein Mensch, ein Ding, ein Traum in 1999. They signed a record contract with music label Alice In... of the Dark Dimensions label group shortly thereafter. There were originally two supporting female vocalists: Birgit S. and Inanis Kurzweil. Inanis"
"because of copyright restrictions. In addition to these newer translations, Hilda Rosner's original 1951 translation is still being sold in a number of reprint editions put out by various publishers. The newest translations include: Siddhartha (novel) Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s. Hesse dedicated the first part of it to Romain"
"Maupassant"" ""Die Rooi Kamer - H. G. Wells"" ""Huis van die Regter - Bram Stoker"" ""Die Skaduwee van die Skyndood - C.J. Langenhoven"" ""Einde van 'n Spookstorie - I.A. Ireland"" ""Maansteen en Ametis - Johnita le Roux"" ""Die Wolwe van Sernogratz - Saki"" ""Die Dooie Meisie - Guy de Maupassant"" ""Stemme - Jaco Jacobs"" ""Die Lykdief - Robert Louis Stevenson"" ""Hoe Professor Guildea Liefde Gevind Het - Robert Hichens"" Die boek van spoke Die Boek van Spoke (Lit. The Book of Ghosts) is an anthology of ghost stories that was compiled and translated into Afrikaans by South African author François"
"poem ""Don Juan"" (1888), which displays a new kind of virtuosity in its bravura orchestral manner. Strauss went on to write a series of increasingly ambitious tone poems: ""Death and Transfiguration"" (1889), ""Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks"" (1895), ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra"" (1896), ""Don Quixote"" (1897), ""Ein Heldenleben"" (1898), ""Symphonia Domestica"" (1903) and ""An Alpine Symphony"" (1911–1915). One commentator has observed of these works that ""no orchestra could exist without his tone poems, written to celebrate the glories of the post-Wagnerian symphony orchestra."" James Hepokoski notes a shift in Strauss's technique in the tone poems, occurring between 1892 and 1893. It was"
"Sartor Resartus Sartor Resartus (meaning 'The tailor re-tailored') is an 1836 novel by Thomas Carlyle, first published as a serial in 1833–34 in ""Fraser's Magazine"". The novel purports to be a commentary on the thought and early life of a German philosopher called Diogenes Teufelsdröckh (which translates as 'god-born devil-dung'), author of a tome entitled ""Clothes: Their Origin and Influence"", but is actually a poioumenon. Teufelsdröckh's Transcendentalist musings are mulled over by a sceptical English Reviewer (referred to as Editor) who also provides fragmentary biographical material on the philosopher. The work is, in part, a parody of Hegel, and of"
"The Gay Science The Gay Science () or The Joyful Wisdom is a book by Friedrich Nietzsche, first published in 1882 and followed by a second edition, which was published after the completion of ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra"" and ""Beyond Good and Evil"", in 1887. This substantial expansion includes a fifth book and an appendix of songs. It was noted by Nietzsche to be ""the most personal of all [his] books"", and contains the greatest number of poems in any of his published works. The book's title uses a phrase that was well-known at the time. It was derived from a"
"Roger Zelazny Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American poet and writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for ""The Chronicles of Amber"". He won the Nebula award three times (out of 14 nominations) and the Hugo award six times (also out of 14 nominations), including two Hugos for novels: the serialized novel ""...And Call Me Conrad"" (1965), subsequently published under the title ""This Immortal"" (1966) and then the novel ""Lord of Light"" (1967). Roger Joseph Zelazny was born in Euclid, Ohio, the only child of Polish immigrant Joseph"
"Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss (; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include ""Der Rosenkavalier"", ""Elektra"", ""Die Frau ohne Schatten"" and ""Salome""; his Lieder, especially his ""Four Last Songs""; his tone poems, including ""Don Juan"", ""Death and Transfiguration"", ""Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks"", ""Also sprach Zarathustra"", ""Ein Heldenleben"", ""Symphonia Domestica"", and ""An Alpine Symphony""; and other instrumental works such as ""Metamorphosen"" and his Oboe Concerto. Strauss was also a prominent conductor in Western Europe and the Americas, enjoying quasi-celebrity status"
"This Immortal This Immortal, serialized as ...And Call Me Conrad, is a science fiction novel by American author Roger Zelazny. In its original publication, it was abridged by the editor and published in two parts in ""The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction"" in October and November 1965. It tied with Frank Herbert's ""Dune"" for the 1966 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Most, but not all of the cuts made for the serialized version were restored for the first paperback publication by Ace Books and the title was changed by the publisher to This Immortal. Zelazny stated in interviews that"
"Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) ""Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)"" is an instrumental by Brazilian musician Eumir Deodato, from his 1973 album ""Prelude"". It is a heavily jazz-funk styled rendition of the introduction from the Richard Strauss composition ""Also sprach Zarathustra"". Released as the album's first single in early 1973, his rendition peaked at #2 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart on 31 March 1973 (behind Roberta Flack's ""Killing Me Softly"") and #7 on the UK Singles Chart. It won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. The track has appeared on many compilation and re-issue albums since"
"confesses his own oblique form of belief, from his early poem ""Dem unbekannten Gott,"" to the deep meaning of the ""Dionysian Dithyrambs"". Within Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche argues that man speaks least erroneously when he observes a strict adherence to the use of the word ""divine"" as a verb, not a noun, and that to divine is to orient without teleology: that one can divine the way without knowing their destination, while yet still be oriented, an experience he terms ""amor fati."" The ""faith"" in Nietzsche's formula therefore is not an epistemic state concerning supernatural entities or metaphysical propositions, but"
"the Vienna Secession exhibition in 1900. Many writers contributed to the ideology of expressionist architecture. Sources of philosophy important to expressionist architects were works by Friedrich Nietzsche, Søren Kierkegaard, and Henri Bergson. Bruno Taut's sketches were frequently noted with quotations from Nietzsche, particularly ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra"", whose protagonist embodied freedoms dear to the expressionists; freedom to reject the bourgeois world, freedom from history, and strength of spirit in individualist isolation. Zarathustra's mountain retreat was an inspiration to Taut's ""Alpine Architecture"". Henri Van de Velde drew a title page illustration for Nietzsche's ""Ecce Homo"". The author Franz Kafka in his ""The"
"Franz Kafka Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian Jewish novelist and short story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work, which fuses elements of realism and the fantastic, typically features isolated protagonists faced by bizarre or surrealistic predicaments and incomprehensible social-bureaucratic powers, and has been interpreted as exploring themes of alienation, existential anxiety, guilt, and absurdity. His best known works include """" (""The Metamorphosis""), (""The Trial""), and (""The Castle""). The term """" has entered the English language to describe situations like those in his writing. Kafka"