The Peacock and the Buffalo: The Poetry of Nietzsche

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche

Original Works

Complete Works·Idylls from Messina·Dionysian Dithyrambs

Translator

James Luchte

Format

Collection / Anthology

Language

English

Year

2010

Publisher

Continuum

Country

United Kingdom

Pages

392

ISBN

9781441118608

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The Peacock and the Buffalo presents the first complete English translation of the poetry of the celebrated and hugely influential German thinker, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900). From his first poems, written at the age of fourteen, to his last extant writings, this definitive bi-lingual edition includes all his 275 poems and aphorisms. Nietzsche's interest in poetry is no secret, as evidenced in his literary and philosophical masterpiece, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, not to mention the poetry included in his published philosophical works. This important collection shows that Nietzsche's commitment to poetry was in fact longstanding and integral to his articulation of the truth and lies of human existence. The Peacock and the Buffalo is a must-read for anyone with an interest in German literature or European philosophy.— Google Books