Originally published in 1957 this classic book traces the development of Nietzsche’s thought through all its principal phases and stresses its relevance to our times. Based on original literary and biographical sources, it avoids technicalities and obscure comparison and is intended for the general reader as well as the student.
First Movement: Romanticism 1. The Idealist 2. The Hellenist 3. The Educationist 4. The Humanist Second Movement: The Conquest of Nihilism 5. The Sceptic 6. The Physician 7. The Visionary 8. The Prophet Third Movement: The Transvaluation of all Values 9. The Mythologist 10. The Cosmologist 11. The Revolutionist 12. The Antichrist.
Biography
F. A. Lea (1915–1977)
Original Reviews of The Tragic Philosopher:
‘This is one of the very few books on Nietzsche which…does justice to its subject. Lea traces Nietzsche’s development with great clarity, often disagreeing with him, but always showing a deep understanding of and sympathy for his heroic attempts to diagnose our condition, and propose drastic remedies.’ Michael Tanner
‘His book is illuminating, and gives a new interpretation of Nietzsche’s thought and the problems which possessed him…’ Edwin Muir, The Observer
‘…[an] admirable exposition of the most challenging thinker of the modern world.’ G. Wilson Knight, The Yorkshire Post.
