Thus Spake Zarathustra
Thus Spake Zarathustra CD jacket

Thus Spake Zarathustra

Friedrich Nietzsche


“God is Dead”. “The Superman”. The “will to power”. We’ve all heard these phrases, which were first articulated by Nietzsche in Thus Spake Zarathustra. The most influential and famous of his books, the comic philosophic novel chronicles the imagined travels and speeches of the prophet Zarathustra, also known as Zoroaster. Nietzsche’s hero, however, is the opposite of the historical prophet. Here, the mission is to turn traditional morality upside down, to inform humanity that God is no more, that the meaning of life is to be found in the all powerful human life force represented by the Ubermensch, or Superman. The idea of “eternal recurrence”, which holds that events recur in an infinite cycle, is a central theme of the work and stands in opposition to the linear time of Christianity. In addition to its radical thinking, the book is also noteworthy for its unusual format and experimental style, which is full of wordplay and, at times, mimics the styles of the New Testament and Platonic dialogs. Nietzsche said that "among my writings my Zarathustra stands to my mind by itself".

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Product Details

Read by: Multiple readers
Length: 12 hours and 36 minutes
Type: Collaborative reading
Media: MP3 CD
Package: CD jacket
Item No.: CJ-1254
EAN: 0686175924107
List Price: 9.99

Credits

Production
Book Coordinator: Carl Manchester
Meta Coordinator: Carl Manchester
Proof Listener: Natalie M.

Artwork
Cover: Portrait of Friedrich Nietzsche 1899/1900 by Hans Olde
Inset: 19th century perception of Zoroaster derived from a figure that appears in a sculpture at Taq-e Bostan in south-western Iran.
Inset: The Faravahar or Frawahr, one of the symbols of Zoroastrianism

The Recordings

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Track Section Length
Track Section Length
1 Zarathustra's Prologue 35:17
42 Part 2: XLI. The Soothsayer 9:55
2 Part 1: I. The Three Metamorphoses 5:09
43 Part 2: XLII. Redemption 12:47
3 Part 1: II. The Academic Chairs of Virtue 6:23
44 Part 2: XLIII. Manly Prudence 7:29
4 Part 1: III. Backworldsmen 7:54
45 Part 2: XLIV. The Stillest Hour 9:16
5 Part 1: IV. The Despisers of the Body 5:00
46 Part 3: XLV. The Wanderer 9:15
6 Part 1: V. Joys and Passions 4:25
47 Part 3: XLVI. The Vision and the Enigma 14:01
7 Part 1: VI. The Pale Criminal 4:39
48 Part 3: XLVII. Involuntary Bliss 8:23
8 Part 1: VII. Reading and Writing 3:22
49 Part 3: XLVIII. Before Sunrise 7:48
9 Part 1: VIII. The Tree on the Hill 5:25
50 Part 3: XLIX. The Bedwarfing Virtue 12:57
10 Part 1: IX. The Preachers of Death 3:31
51 Part 3: L. On the Olive-Mount 7:47
11 Part 1: X. War and Warriors 3:39
52 Part 3: LI. On Passing-by 7:22
12 Part 1: XI. The New Idol 5:35
53 Part 3: LI. On Passing-by 12:27
13 Part 1: XII. The Flies in the Market-place 6:00
54 Part 3: LIII. The Return Home 12:03
14 Part 1: XIII. Chastity 2:31
55 Part 3: LIV. The Three Evil Things 15:06
15 Part 1: XIV. The Friend 5:14
56 Part 3: LV. The Spirit of Gravity 10:44
16 Part 1: XV. The Thousand and One Goals 5:11
57 Part 3: LVI. Old and New Tables 44:36
17 Part 1: XVI. Neighbour-Love 4:17
58 Part 3: LVII. The Convalescent 16:14
18 Part 1: XVII. The Way of the Creating One 7:01
59 Part 3: LVIII. The Great Longing 7:24
19 Part 1: XVIII. Old and Young Women 5:49
60 Part 3: LIX. The Second Dance-Song 8:50
20 Part 1: XIX. The Bite of the Adder 4:52
61 Part 3: LX. The Seven Seals 8:02
21 Part 1: XX. Child and Marriage 4:10
62 Part 4: LXI. The Honey Sacrifice 11:32
22 Part 1: XXI. Voluntary Death 7:23
63 Part 4: LXII. The Cry of Distress 9:48
23 Part 1: XXII. The Bestowing Virtue 13:33
64 Part 4: LXIII. Talk with the Kings 10:19
24 Part 2: XXIII. The Child with the Mirror 5:54
65 Part 4: LXIV. The Leech 9:20
25 Part 2: XXIV. In the Happy Isles 6:32
66 Part 4: LXV. The Magician 14:38
26 Part 2: XXV. The Pitiful 6:53
67 Part 4: LXVI. Out of Service 13:30
27 Part 2: XXVI. The Priests 6:06
68 Part 4: LXVII. The Ugliest Man 14:39
28 Part 2: XXVII. The Virtuous 7:22
69 Part 4: LXVIII. The Voluntary Beggar 13:46
29 Part 2: XXVIII. The Rabble 6:28
70 Part 4: LXIX. The Shadow 9:56
30 Part 2: XXIX. The Tarantulas 7:40
71 Part 4: LXX. Noon-Tide 8:56
31 Part 2: XXX. The Famous Wise Ones 6:35
72 Part 4: LXXI. The Greeting 15:53
32 Part 2: XXXI. The Night-Song 4:47
73 Part 4: LXXII. The Supper 6:42
33 Part 2: XXXII. The Dance-Song 5:52
74 Part 4: LXIII. The Higher Man 26:15
34 Part 2: XXXIII. The Grave-Song 7:36
75 Part 4: LXXIV. The Song of Melancholy 8:52
35 Part 2: XXXIV. Self-Surpassing 8:05
76 Part 4: LXXV. Science 8:04
36 Part 2: XXXV. The Sublime Ones 6:00
77 Part 4: LXXVI. Among Daughters of the Desert 10:04
37 Part 2: XXXVI. The Land of Culture 6:06
78 Part 4: LXXVII. The Awakening 7:46
38 Part 2: XXXVII. Immaculate Perception 6:29
79 Part 4: LXXVIII. The Ass-Festival 10:01
39 Part 2: XXXVIII. Scholars 4:28
80 Part 4: LXXIX. The Drunken Song 20:21
40 Part 2: XXXIX. Poets 7:19
81 Part 4: LXXX. The Sign 8:34
41 Part 2: XL. Great Events 8:34



 

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