A powerful and landmark glimpse into the life of the world's most renowned philosopher reveals the anguished existence of this great man, who was beseiged by illness and molded by his calamitous sexuality, while assessing the philopsophical connotations of his morality, religion, and art. Reprint. 13,000 first printing. A seminal biography, essential reading for anyone studying the philosophy of history's most enigmatic and fascinating thinker. Translator's Preface 11(6) Reference Key to Nietzsche's Writings 17(2) Overture: The Drama of Disillusionment 19(298) Inventing a Life 25(17) Schopenhauer and the Will to Style 42(17) The Birth of The Birth of Tragedy 59(26) Redemption through Art 85(23) Untimely Meditations 108(25) The Panacea of Knowledge 133(22) Human, All Too Human 155(23) The Bicameral System of Culture 178(23) Daybreak and Grand Inspiration 201(22) Eternal Recurrence and The Gay Science 223(22) Lou Salome and the Quest for Intimacy 245(31) Setting the Stage for The Will to Power 276(28) The Finale in Turin 304(13) Epilogue: Europe Discovers Nietzsche 317(34) Chronicle of Nietzsche's Life 351(22) Selected List of English Translations of Nietzsche's Works 373(4) Bibliography 377(10) Additional English Language Studies of Nietzsche 387(6) Index 393