Basic Writings of Nietzsche, translated and edited, with commentaries, by Walter Kaufmann

Basic Writings of Nietzsche, translated and edited, with commentaries, by Walter Kaufmann

• The Birth of Tragedy Beyond Good and Evil
• Beyond Good and Evil 
• On the Genealogy of Morals
• The Case of Wagner
• Ecce Homo

'Nietzsche's extraordinary relevance in the present juncture of affairs makes the publication of these volumes a particularly notable occasion. Nietzsche's work as a whole has long seemed to me to be best understood as a study of the corrupting influence of human weakness and the possibilities of strength capable of elevating men beyond mankind's present limitations... Recent events, including such phenomena as the struggle for black power and psychological investigations which Nietzsche anticipated, make these products of Walter Kaufmann's fresh and vigorous scholarship most welcome...' — James Gutmann, The Nation

The Birth of Tragedy (1872) was Nietzsche's first book. Whatever its excesses, it remains one of the most relevant statements on tragedy ever penned. It exploded the conception of Greek culture that was prevalent down through the Victorian era, and it sounded themes developed in the twentieth century by classicists, existentialists, psychoanalysts, and others.

Beyond Good and Evil (1886) is one of the most remarkable and influential books of the nineteenth century. Like Thus Spoke Zarathustra, which had immediately preceded it, Beyond Good and Evil represents Nietzsche's attempt to sum up his philosophy - but in less flamboyant and more systematic form.

On the Genealogy of Morals (1887) is Nietzsche's major work on ethics. It shows him using philosophy, psychology, and classical philology in an effort to give new direction to an ancient discipline.

The Case of Wagner (1888) was one of Nietzsche's last books, and his wittiest. In attitude and style it is diametrically opposed to The Birth of Tragedy. Both works transcend their ostensible subjects and deal with art and culture, as well as the problems of the modern age generally.

Ecce Homo, written in 1888 and first published posthumously in 1908, is Nietzsche's review of his life and works. Nothing Nietzsche wrote is more stunning stylistically or as a human document.

Each book in itself gives us an inadequate idea of its author; together, they furnish a striking image of Nietzsche's thought. The distinguished new translations by Walter Kaufmann superbly reflect in English Nietzsche's idiom and the vitality of his style. Professor Kaufmann has also furnished running footnote commentaries, relevant passages from Nietzsche's correspondence, a bibliography, appendices, and, for the first time in any edition, an extensive index to each book.

Details

• Hardcover with dust-jacket (Good, has signs of use on the upper and lower sides of the jacket, has light stains on the back of the jacket)
  
• Jacket design by R. D. Scudellari
• Condition: Good, has a light signature on the title page, no notes/stamps
  
• ISBN: 0394604067 - 9780394604060
• Publisher: Modern Library