Sign in
Read to Sleep
Books
Kids
Popular
Authors & Events
Gifts & Deals
Audio
Sign In
Look Inside | Reading Guide
Reading Guide
Nov 28, 2000 | ISBN 9780679783398 Buy
Sep 05, 1992 | ISBN 9780679600008 Buy
Feb 23, 2011 | ISBN 9780307786791 Buy
Aug 05, 2009 | ISBN 9780307417695 Buy
Also available from:
Available from:
Nov 28, 2000 | ISBN 9780679783398
Sep 05, 1992 | ISBN 9780679600008
Feb 23, 2011 | ISBN 9780307786791
Aug 05, 2009 | ISBN 9780307417695
Introduction by Peter GayTranslated and edited by Walter Kaufmann Commentary by Martin Heidegger, Albert Camus, and Gilles Deleuze One hundred years after his death, Friedrich Nietzsche remains the most influential philosopher of the modern era. Basic Writings of Nietzsche gathers the complete texts of five of Nietzsche’s most important works, from his first book to his last: The Birth of Tragedy, Beyond Good and Evil, On the Genealogy of Morals, The Case of Wagner, and Ecce Homo. Edited and translated by the great Nietzsche scholar Walter Kaufmann, this volume also features seventy-five aphorisms, selections from Nietzsche’s correspondence, and variants from drafts for Ecce Homo. It is a definitive guide to the full range of Nietzsche’s thought. Includes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide
The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was born in Prussia in 1844. After the death of his father, a Lutheran minister, Nietzsche was raised from the age of five by his mother in a household of women. In 1869 he was appointed… More about Friedrich Nietzsche
"Nietzsche is one of the few philosophers since Plato whom large numbers of intelligent people read for pleasure."–Walter Kaufmann
Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network
Stay in Touch
By clicking Sign Up, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
