Genesis, parody, and modernity in Thus spoke Zarathustra

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  • Paolo D'Iorio French National Centre for Scientific Research image/svg+xml
    France

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/EstudiosNIETen.vi16.10814

Keywords:

eternal recurrence, Zarathustra, parody, French readings

Abstract

The analysis of the manuscripts written by Nietzsche in Sils-Maria in the summer of 1881 gives us some precious clues concerning the genesis of Thus Spoke Zarathustra: about the relationship between Zarathustra and eternal recurrence, about the parodic nature of the figure of the Persian sage, and about the strong connection which ties Zarathustra and the philosophy and literature of Nietzsche’s time. Under the magnifying glass of the philologist and through the prism of the Nietzsche’s personal library and readings, what seemed serious and archaic becomes parodic and modern

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Author Biography

  • Paolo D'Iorio, French National Centre for Scientific Research
    French National Centre for Scientific Research

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2016-11-20

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D'Iorio, P. (2016). Genesis, parody, and modernity in Thus spoke Zarathustra. Estudios Nietzsche, 16, 27-40. https://doi.org/10.24310/EstudiosNIETen.vi16.10814