History Literature / AlsoSprachZarathustra

''Also sprach Zarathustra'' ("Thus Spoke Zarathustra") is the masterpiece of Creator/FriedrichNietzsche. It's known to be one of the most important philosophical works from the 19th century and the foundation for Existentialism. (Nietzsche never used this term, but existentialists like to claim him as one of their own.) It was originally written in German in 1883-5, and was highly controversial from the beginning. It opposed Christianity, Good and Evil, and the purpose of humans and what they should do when they exist.

''Also Sprach Zarathustra'' ("Thus Spoke Zarathustra") is the masterpiece of Creator/FriedrichNietzsche. It's known to be one of the most important philosophical works from the 19th century and the foundation for Existentialism. (Nietzsche never used this term, but existentialists like to claim him as one of their own.) It was originally written in German in 1883-5, and was highly controversial from the beginning. It opposed Christianity, Good and Evil, and the purpose of humans and what they should do when they exist.

!!''Also Sprach Zarathustra'' named the following:

* TakeThat: In the first part.
--> They meet an invalid, or an old man, or a corpse—and immediately they say: "Life is refuted!"
--> But they are only refuted, and their eye, which seeth only one aspect of existence.\\
Clearly, he's talking about prince Siddharta, who (after seeing an invalid, an old man and a corpse) gave up his family and his kingdom to go to the wilderness and become [[{{UsefulNotes/Buddhism}} Buddha]].

Clearly, he's talking about prince Siddharta, who (after seeing an invalid, an old man and a corpse) gave up his family and his kingdom to go to the wilderness and become [[{{Buddhism}} Buddha]].

One might be forgiven for not realizing it's also a novel. Although the book uses an almost-but-not-quite AuthorAvatar to explain Nietzsche's thoughts, there is actually a plot and a narrative. The book starts with a hermit philosopher called Zarathustra - like the founder of {{Zoroastrianism}} - who leaves the wilderness to tell the people of the [[{{Ubermensch}} Übermensch]] and the [[GodIsDead Death of God]]. This message doesn't go down so well and Zarathustra decides to play it a little more tactical, forming a small group of followers around him. Ultimately, he left them to return to the mountain, where he finally meets the first breed of Übermenschen.

!!''Also Sprach Zarathustra'' named the following tropes:
* Music/AlsoSprachZarathustra

* ExcusePlot

''Also Sprach Zarathustra'' ("Thus Spoke Zarathustra") is the MagnumOpus of Creator/FriedrichNietzsche. It's known to be one of the most important philosophical works from the 19th century and the foundation for Existentialism. (Nietzsche never used this term, but existentialists like to claim him as one of their own.) It was originally written in German in 1883-5, and was highly controversial from the beginning. It opposed Christianity, Good and Evil, and the purpose of humans and what they should do when they exist.

''Also Sprach Zarathustra'' ("Thus Spoke Zarathustra") is the MagnumOpus of Creator/FriedrichNietzsche. It's known to be one of the most important philosophical works from the 19th century and the foundation for Existentialism. (Nietzsche never used this term, but existentialists like to claim him as one of their own.) It was originally written in German in 1883-5, and was highly controversial from the beginning. It opposed Christianity, Good and Evil, and the purpose of humans and what they are ought to do when they exist.

One might be forgiven for not realising it's also a novel. Although the book uses an almost-but-not-quite AuthorAvatar to explain Nietzsche's thoughts, there is actually a plot and a narrative. The book starts with a hermit philosopher called Zarathustra - like the founder of {{Zoroastrianism}} - who leaves the wilderness to tell the people of the [[{{Ubermensch}} Übermensch]] and the [[GodIsDead Death of God]]. This message doesn't go down so well and Zarathustra decides to play it a little more tactical, forming a small group of followers around him. Ultimately, he left them to return to the mountain, where he finally meets the first breed of Übermenschen.

* AppeaseTheVolcanoGod: Subverted, as Zarathustra goes to the volcano, has a chat with him and leaves.

* HermitGuru: Zarathustra
* IndividualityIsIllegal: Criticised by Zarathustra, because Übermenschen should not bow to such ''villain morality''.

* [[TheGovernment The State]]: ''The State is the biggest monster of all monsters. It speaks cold lies that crawl out of his mouth. The state lies in all spoken languages, and whatever he possesses, he stole it. The state bites with stolen teeth.''

Clearly, he's talking about prince Siddharta, who (after meeting an invalid, an old man and a corpse) gave up his family and his kingdom to go to the wilderness and become [[{{Buddhism}} Buddha]].

One might be forgiven for not realising it's also a novel. Although the book uses a almost-but-not-quite AuthorAvatar to explain Nietzsche's thoughts, there is actually a plot and a narrative. The book starts with a hermit philosopher called Zarathustra - like the founder of {{Zoroastrianism}} - who leaves the wilderness to tell the people of the [[{{Ubermensch}} Übermensch]] and the [[GodIsDead Death of God]]. This message doesn't go down so well and Zarathustra decides to play it a little more tactical, forming a small group of followers around him. Ultimately, he left them to return to the mountain, where he finally meets the first breed of Übermenschen.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Some parts of the book feature no background, setting or even other characters then Zarathustra.

''Also Sprach Zarathustra'' ("Thus Spoke Zarathustra") is the MagnumOpus of Creator/FriedrichNietzsche. It's known to be one of the most important philosophical works from the 19th century and the foundation for Existentialism. It was originally written in German in 1883-5, and was highly controversial from the beginning. It opposed Christianity, Good and Evil, and the purpose of humans and what they are ought to do when they exist.

''Also Sprach Zarathustra'' is the MagnumOpus of Creator/FriedrichNietzsche. It's known to be one of the most important philosophical works from the 19th century and the foundation for Existentialism. It was originally written in German in 1883-5, and was highly controversial from the beginning. It opposed Christianity, Good and Evil, and the purpose of humans and what they are ought to do when they exist.

One might be forgiven for not realising it's also a novel. Although the book uses a almost-but-not-quite AuthorAvatar to explain Nietzsche's thoughts, there is actually a plot and a narrative. The book starts with a hermit philosopher called Zarathustra that leaves the wilderness to tell the people of the [[{{Ubermensch}} Übermensch]] and the [[GodIsDead Death of God]]. This message doesn't go down so well and Zarathustra decides to play it a little more tactical, forming a small group of followers around him. Ultimately, he left them to return to the mountain, where he finaly meets the first breed of Übermenschen.

* WhatIsEvil: An important topic of the story.

* AlsoSprachZarathustra

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Nietzsche being what he is, there are of course multiple interpretations to the entire work.

** FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Nietzsche being what he is, there are of course multiple interpretations to the entire work.

''Also Sprach Zarathustra'' is the MagnumOpus of Creator/FriedrichNietzsche. It's known to be one of the most important philosophical works from the 19th century and the foundation for Existentialism. It's originally written in German in the 19th century, and was highly controversial from the beginning. It opposed Christianity, Good and Evil, and the purpose of humans and what they are ought to do when they exist.

One might be forgiven for not realising it's also a novel. Although the book uses a almost-but-not-quite AuthorAvatar to explain Nietzsche's thoughts, there is actually a plot and a narrative. The book starts with a hermit philosopher called Zarathustra that leaves the wilderness to tell the people of the [[{{Ubermensch}} Übermensch]] and the [[GodIsDead Death of God]]. This message didn't arrive so well and Zarathustra decides to play it a little more tactical, forming a small group of followers around him. Ultimately, he left them to return to the mountain, where he finaly meed the first breed of Übermensch.

* AnAesop: Originally subverted because the book does not specificity promotes a certain lifestyle and most actions and standpoints have no mentioned consequences.
** FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Nietzche being what he is, there are of course multiple interpretations to the entire work.

* BlackSpeech: The original work in German has some part that sound pretty evil to the untrained or uncaring ear. The topics don't help much either.

* IndividualityIsIllegal: Critiziced by Zarathustra, because Übermenschen should not bow to such ''villain morality''.
* NoWomansLand: There are no woman in the entire story, they are on the other hand mentioned, in not such polite wordings.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Nietzche is often described as the DarkerAndEdgier philosopher.

* [[TheGovernment The State]]: ''The State is the biggest monster of all monsters. It's speaks cold lies that crawl out of his mouth. The state lies in all spoken languages, and whatever he possesses, he stole it. The state bites with stolen teeth.''
* WhatIsEvil: An important topic of the story.
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* HeWhoFightsMonsters
* NietzscheWannabe

* MoralDissonance: After 100 years of FlanderIzation, [[ThoseWackyNazis Abuse]] and [[UsefulNotes/{{Feminism}} social changes]], some people object to the world views from Nietzsche.

!! This following tropes find their origin in ''Also Sprach Zarathustra'':

''Also Sprach Zarathustra'' is the MagnumOpus of Creator/FriedrichNietzsche. It's known to be one of the most important philosophical works from the 19th century and the foundation for Existentialism. It's originally written in GratuitousGerman in the 19th century, and was highly controversial from the beginning. It opposed Christianity, Good and Evil, and the purpose of humans and what they are ought to do when they exist.

* CompleteMonster: The State

* LawfulNeutral: An uncommon choice of antagonist, as Zarathustra tries to save the small man from his love for small virtues, while the small man ignores the true virtues of life.

Also Sprach Zarathustra is the Magnum Opus from [[UsefulNotes/FriedrichNietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche]]. It's known to be one of the most important philosophical works from the 19th century and the foundation for Existentialism. It's originally written in GratuitousGerman in the 19th century, and was highly controversial from the beginning. It opposed Christianity, Good and Evil, and the purpose of humans and what they are ought to do when they exist.

!! This following tropes find there origin in Also Sprach Zarathustra:

* WhatIsEvil: An important topic of the story.

* MoralDissonance: After 100 years of FlanderIzation, [[ThoseWackyNazis Abuse]] and [[UsefulNotes/Feminism social changes]], some people object to the world views from Nietzsche.

One might be forgiven for not realising it's also a novel. Although the book uses a almost-but-not-quite AuthorAvatar to explain Nietzsche's thoughts, there is actually a plot and a narrative. The book starts with a hermit philosopher called Zarathustra that leaves the wilderness to tell the people of the [[Ubermensch Übermensch]] and the [[GodIsDead Death of God]]. This message didn't arrive so well and Zarathustra decides to play it a little more tactical, forming a small group of followers around him. Ultimately, he left them to return to the mountain, where he finaly meed the first breed of Übermensch.

Also Sprach Zarathustra is the Magnum Opus from [[UsefulNotes/FriedrichNietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche]]. It's known to be one of the most important philosophical works from the 19th century and the foundation for Existentialism. It's originally written in GratuitousGerman in the 19th century, and was highly controversial from the beginning. It opposed Christianity, Good and Evil, and the purpose of humans and what they are ought to do when the exist.