Summary In this edition, Friedrich Nietzsche's early philosophy is presented fully annotated, through his essays and unpublished notebooks, where he examines, from multiple perspectives, the phenomenon of ancient Greek Tragedy. Central theme: man facing the Unseen of Existence - or the arbitrariness of the gods! We follow the genesis of the first sparks of his thought, from his school years and their development until the end of his life. The charm of experimentation is combined with poetic flashes (extremely Zarathustrian) and spontaneous, improvised contemplation. "I call myself the last philosopher, because I am the last man. No one else speaks to me - only I do. And my voice echoes like the voice of a dying man. you, beloved voice, you bring the last gusts of everything human - let me, then, speak to you one more moment, as if with you I escape far from loneliness, going to people again, going to love again, because my heart does not want to believe that love has died; and it forces me to speak to myself, as if we were two. READ AN EXCERPT Contents Translator's note for the 2nd edition || Editor's note for the 2nd edition || Translator's note for the 1st edition || Bibliography || Abbreviations || The first essays (1870) || The notebooks (1864-75) || Appendix A || Appendix B || Indexes VIEW THE CONTENTS