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About the book
Gay Science is a philosophy book by Friedrich Nietzsche, first published in 1882. Written in German, it presents Nietzsche in a more personal register, mixing philosophical reflection with poetry and shorter pieces. A later edition, issued after Thus Spoke Zarathustra and Beyond Good and Evil, expanded the book by adding a fifth book and an appendix of songs, making it broader than the original version.
It suits readers who want philosophy that feels literary as well as argumentative, and who are open to a book that moves between ideas, aphoristic passages, and verse. Since it contains more poems than any other work by Nietzsche, it may especially appeal to readers who like thought expressed in an intimate, compressed form. It also connects naturally to his wider body of work, with the same sharp tone and restless questioning that mark his best-known books.
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Book details
- Year
- 1882
- Language
- German
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