Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a nineteenth-century German philosopher. He wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science, using a distinctive German language style and displaying a fondness for aphorism. Nietzsche's influence remains substantial within and beyond philosophy, notably in existentialism and postmodernism.
Thus Spake Zarathustra (Also sprach Zarathustra), is a work composed in four parts between 1883 and 1885. Much of the work deals with ideas such as the "eternal recurrence of the same", the parable on the "death of God", and the "prophecy" of the Overman, which were first introduced in The Gay Science. Described by Nietzsche himself as "the deepest ever written", the book is a dense and esoteric treatise on philosophy and morality, featuring as protagonist a fictionalized Zarathustra. A central irony of the text is that the style of the Bible is used by Nietzsche to present ideas of his which fundamentally oppose Judaeo-Christian morality and tradition. (Summary from Wikipedia) (0 hr 39 min)
Kapitel
Zarathustra's Prologue | 35:29 | Gelesen von Chris Masterson |
Part 1: I. The Three Metamorphoses | 5:20 | Gelesen von Seth Woodworth |
Part 1: II. The Academic Chairs of Virtue | 6:27 | Gelesen von Chris Masterson |
Part 1: III. Backworldsmen | 7:58 | Gelesen von Chris Masterson |
Part 1: IV. The Despisers of the Body | 5:04 | Gelesen von Chris Masterson |
Part 1: V. Joys and Passions | 4:31 | Gelesen von Chris Masterson |
Part 1: VI. The Pale Criminal | 4:39 | Gelesen von Connor Riley |
Part 1: VII. Reading and Writing | 3:23 | Gelesen von Connor Riley |
Part 1: VIII. The Tree on the Hill | 5:26 | Gelesen von Kirsten Ferreri |
Part 1: IX. The Preachers of Death | 3:30 | Gelesen von Connor Riley |
Part 1: X. War and Warriors | 3:40 | Gelesen von Kirsten Ferreri |
Part 1: XI. The New Idol | 5:34 | Gelesen von Kirsten Ferreri |
Part 1: XII. The Flies in the Market-place | 5:52 | Gelesen von Connor Riley |
Part 1: XIII. Chastity | 2:21 | Gelesen von Connor Riley |
Part 1: XIV. The Friend | 5:13 | Gelesen von Gesine |
Part 1: XV. The Thousand and One Goals | 5:11 | Gelesen von Kirsten Ferreri |
Part 1: XVI. Neighbour-Love | 4:21 | Gelesen von Chris Masterson |
Part 1: XVII. The Way of the Creating One | 7:06 | Gelesen von Chris Masterson |
Part 1: XVIII. Old and Young Women | 5:52 | Gelesen von Chris Masterson |
Part 1: XIX. The Bite of the Adder | 5:08 | Gelesen von GerryR |
Part 1: XX. Child and Marriage | 4:09 | Gelesen von Kirsten Ferreri |
Part 1: XXI. Voluntary Death | 7:41 | Gelesen von GerryR |
Part 1: XXII. The Bestowing Virtue | 13:49 | Gelesen von GerryR |
Part 2: XXIII. The Child with the Mirror | 6:00 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXIV. In the Happy Isles | 6:32 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXV. The Pitiful | 6:54 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXVI. The Priests | 6:06 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXVII. The Virtuous | 7:23 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXVIII. The Rabble | 6:25 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXIX. The Tarantulas | 7:36 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXX. The Famous Wise Ones | 6:35 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXXI. The Night-Song | 4:45 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXXII. The Dance-Song | 5:50 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXXIII. The Grave-Song | 7:35 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXXIV. Self-Surpassing | 8:04 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXXV. The Sublime Ones | 5:54 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXXVI. The Land of Culture | 6:04 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXXVII. Immaculate Perception | 6:28 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXXVIII. Scholars | 4:26 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XXXIX. Poets | 7:17 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XL. Great Events | 8:32 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XLI. The Soothsayer | 9:55 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XLII. Redemption | 12:49 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XLIII. Manly Prudence | 7:28 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 2: XLIV. The Stillest Hour | 9:16 | Gelesen von Geoff Dugwyler |
Part 3: XLV. The Wanderer | 9:20 | Gelesen von Gesine |
Part 3: XLVI. The Vision and the Enigma | 14:06 | Gelesen von Gesine |
Part 3: XLVII. Involuntary Bliss | 8:21 | Gelesen von Dromiceius |
Part 3: XLVIII. Before Sunrise | 7:51 | Gelesen von Gesine |
Part 3: XLIX. The Bedwarfing Virtue | 12:57 | Gelesen von Gesine |
Part 3: L. On the Olive-Mount | 7:51 | Gelesen von Jordan Schneider |
Part 3: LI. On Passing-by | 7:27 | Gelesen von Jordan Schneider |
Part 3: LII. The Apostates | 12:29 | Gelesen von Jc Guan |
Part 3: LIII. The Return Home | 12:08 | Gelesen von Jc Guan |
Part 3: LIV. The Three Evil Things | 15:11 | Gelesen von Jc Guan |
Part 3: LV. The Spirit of Gravity | 10:44 | Gelesen von TimSC |
Part 3: LVI. Old and New Tables | 44:45 | Gelesen von TimSC |
Part 3: LVII. The Convalescent | 16:13 | Gelesen von TimSC |
Part 3: LVIII. The Great Longing | 7:22 | Gelesen von TimSC |
Part 3: LIX. The Second Dance-Song | 8:48 | Gelesen von TimSC |
Part 3: LX. The Seven Seals | 8:00 | Gelesen von TimSC |
Part 4: LXI. The Honey Sacrifice | 11:46 | Gelesen von D.E. Wittkower |
Part 4: LXII. The Cry of Distress | 9:54 | Gelesen von D.E. Wittkower |
Part 4: LXIII. Talk with the Kings | 10:26 | Gelesen von D.E. Wittkower |
Part 4: LXIV. The Leech | 9:24 | Gelesen von D.E. Wittkower |
Part 4: LXV. The Magician | 14:47 | Gelesen von D.E. Wittkower |
Part 4: LXVI. Out of Service | 13:37 | Gelesen von D.E. Wittkower |
Part 4: LXVII. The Ugliest Man | 14:43 | Gelesen von Ashwin Jain |
Part 4: LXVIII. The Voluntary Beggar | 13:47 | Gelesen von Ashwin Jain |
Part 4: LXIX. The Shadow | 9:57 | Gelesen von Ashwin Jain |
Part 4: LXX. Noon-Tide | 8:54 | Gelesen von Ashwin Jain |
Part 4: LXXI. The Greeting | 15:58 | Gelesen von Ashwin Jain |
Part 4: LXXII. The Supper | 6:38 | Gelesen von Ashwin Jain |
Part 4: LXIII. The Higher Man | 26:29 | Gelesen von Ashwin Jain |
Part 4: LXXIV. The Song of Melancholy | 8:55 | Gelesen von Leon Mire |
Part 4: LXXV. Science | 8:02 | Gelesen von Leon Mire |
Part 4: LXXVI. Among Daughters of the Desert | 10:11 | Gelesen von Leon Mire |
Part 4: LXXVII. The Awakening | 7:48 | Gelesen von The Purple Poodle |
Part 4: LXXVIII. The Ass-Festival | 10:03 | Gelesen von GerryR |
Part 4: LXXIX. The Drunken Song | 20:24 | Gelesen von TimSC |
Part 4: LXXX. The Sign | 8:32 | Gelesen von TimSC |
Bewertungen
Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra





Paul Santo
This was the last book i needed to read to complete the Nietzsche collection and it didn't disappoint. i guess it's time to move on to a new Philosopher.
Great book, Most Volunteers Adept





A LibriVox Listener
This book is very interesting, but there are three different speakers who are so grating that it almost made me stop. There is a man who seems to be reading as if he's doing a false voice in Involuntary bliss but thankfully reads only once, a woman reading Three Evil Things who is not a native speaker and mispronounced so many words that were meant to be emphasized in a powerful way that it was a total dis-service to the passage's meaning and the worst of the entire book, and the speaker for The Greeting and a few before it is not only a non-native speaker but I could hear horns, construction, birds, and even what seemed to be voices in the background. Somehow, all these noises are still not as problematic as the speakers misunderstanding of English cadence and, obviously, pronunciation. I appreciate what volunteers do for Librivox, but maybe it's best if you don't volunteer for complex subject matter when the most basic of language is still beyond you. Aside from these, 85% of the volunteers are delightful.
What does it all mean??!





SJM
Thank thanks to all the volunteers who read this. This work is a treasure trove of wisdom and thanks to Librivox, long trips in the car have become a lot more engaging. Nietzsche is like a Western Confucius. Compare the ideas and symbols in this novel with those of Twilight of the Idols, Beyond Good and Evil, and the Will to Power and common threads starr becoming apparent.
Mixed





Iconoclast
Mixed quality of readers, some with background street noise, or poorly read, but generally acceptable. The importance of the work for Nietzsche studies and the quality of the work though make it indispensable.





Mikko
amazing read on most parts, but certain voices and constantly changing accents sometimes threw me off completely. apart from that a magnificent prose!
A noble effort, but a few of the readers were hard to follow.





Paulexander
Great





A LibriVox Listener
Although some of the recordings had some annoyances overall good reading.





braintoucher
Fantastic book! Readers were awful for the most part.