Book description
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have
transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have
inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened,
outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and
destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers,
pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and
helped make us who we are. Friedrich Nietzsche was born near Leipzig
in 1844, the son of a Lutheran clergyman. At 24 he was appointed to the
chair of classical philology at Basle University, where he stayed until
forced by his health to retire in 1879. Here, he wrote all his
literature, including Thus Spake Zarathustra, and developed his idea of
the Superman. He became insane in 1889 and remained so until his death
in 1900.
