Summary In this edition, the early philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche is presented with complete commentary through his essays and unpublished notebooks, where he examines, from multiple perspectives, the phenomenon of ancient Greek Tragedy. Central theme: man facing the 'unknown' of Existence - or the capriciousness of the gods!

We follow the genesis of the first sparks of his thought, from his student years and their development until the end of his life. The charm of experimentation is combined with poetic flashes (extremely Zarathustrian) and spontaneous, improvised reflection.

"I call myself the last philosopher because I am the last man. No one else speaks to me - only I. And my voice echoes like the voice of a dying man. You, beloved voice, you bring the last bursts of everything human - so let me, therefore, speak to you one more moment, pretending that you take me away from loneliness, going back to humans, going back to love, because my heart does not want to believe that love has died; and it forces me to talk to myself, as if we were two."

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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

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