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A collection of Walter Kauffman's masterful translations of five of Nietzsche's greatest works:
The Birth of Tragedy, which forever changed assumptions about Greek culture and the nature of tragedy;
Beyond Good and Evil, as comprehensive an overview of Nietzsche's thought as the delightfully aphoristic
Thus Spake Zarathustra, but stated with considerably greater clarity;
On the Geneaology of Morals, his major work on ethics;
The Case of Wagner, a surprisingly witty piece written after Nietzsche's break with Richard Wagner; and
Ecce Homo, Nietzsche's passionate and beautiful analysis of his life and work.
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"Nietzsche is one of the few philosophers since Plato whom large numbers of intelligent people read for pleasure."
--Walter Kaufmann
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- Series: Modern Library
- Hardcover: 864 pages
- Publisher: Modern Library; Reprint edition (September 5, 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0679600000
- ISBN-13: 978-0679600008
- Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.5 inches
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The first work of Philosophy I slogged through was Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil, in a standalone edition translated by Kaufman. I suppose that is as good a place to start as any. The most important thing that this volume highlights is how easily anything Niezsche said can be so easily taken out of context and abused by anyone who so chooses. For example, his "blond beast" is quite literally a lion, and not an Aryan Superman.
Work by work analysis:
The Birth of Tragedy -- Only attempt this as your first Nietzsche book if you already have a good understanding of how Greek Tragedy works. At the very least, you should have read Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound, Sophocles' Theban Plays, some Euripides, Aristophanes' The Clouds, Plato's Apology, and if possible, Aristotle's Poetics. Also, as Kaufman makes clear, the last ten sections, about Wagner, should be taken with a shakerful of salt.
The Aphorisms -- It is very easy to take these gems especially out of context. However tempting it is to browse them for a few good quotes, I strongly urge you against it. They are, however, very helpful when Nietzsche refers to them.
Beyond Good and Evil -- This is as good a place as any to start your exploration of Nietzsche. The problem is, even though it is supposed to be a more straightforward approach at communicating the message found in Zarathustra, this is still written very pithily. The prose is very joyful, poetic, and requires thought. Then again, if you weren't willing to commit some thought to Nietzsche, then it's not worth picking up Nietzsche.
On The Geneology of Morals -- A sequel to BG&E. I don't suggest starting here. The prose is more straightforward than BG&E, he is attemting polemic in essay form.
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