Book description
In late 1888, only weeks before his final collapse into madness,
Nietzsche (1844-1900) set out to compose his autobiography, and Ecce
Homo remains one of the most intriguing yet bizarre examples of the
genre ever written. In this extraordinary work Nietzsche traces his
life, work and development as a philosopher, examines the heroes he has
identified with, struggled against and then overcome - Schopenhauer,
Wagner, Socrates, Christ - and predicts the cataclysmic impact of his
'forthcoming revelation of all values'. Both self-celebrating and
self-mocking, penetrating and strange, Ecce Homo gives the final,
definitive expression to Nietzsche's main beliefs and is in every way
his last testament.
Frederich Nietzsche (1844-1900) became the chair of classical
philology at Basel University at the age of 24 until his bad health
forced him to retire in 1879. He divorced himself from society until
his final collapse in 1899 when he became insane. He died in 1900.
R. J. Hollingdale translated 11 of Nietzsche's books and published 2
books about him.
