Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (version 2) (includes annotations)
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Length 16 h 24 min
Chapters 82
First published 1909
The modern British philosopher, Anthony M. Ludovici, said that this text “is unquestionably Nietzsche’s opus magnum.” However, he warns the reader that since “the book with the most mysterious, startling, or suggestive title, will always stand the best chance of being purchased by those who have no other criteria to guide them in their choice than the aspect of a title-page … ‘Thus Spake Zarathustra’ is almost always the first and often the only one of Nietzsche’s books that falls into the hands of the uninitiated.” He therefore recommends reading this text alongside some scholarly annotations, which Ludovici gratefully supplies in the volume read here. To keep Ludovici’s intention, in this version of ‘Zarathustra’ the reader includes these annotations (where available) immediately after the reading. Summary by jvanstan
Chapters
1
Introductions by Mrs. Forster-Nietzsche & Mr. Anthony M. Ludovici Read by John Van Stan
49:30
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Part I: 1. The Three Metamophoses Read by John Van Stan
7:06
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Part I: 2. The Academic Chairs of Virtue Read by John Van Stan
8:00
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Part I: 3. Backworldsmen Read by John Van Stan
8:30
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Part I: 4. The Despisers of the Body Read by John Van Stan
5:50
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Part I: 5. Joys & Passions Read by John Van Stan
4:45
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Part I: 6. The Pale Criminal Read by John Van Stan
6:04
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Part I: 7. Reading & Writing Read by John Van Stan
4:45
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Part I: 8. The Tree on the Hill Read by John Van Stan
7:13
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Part I: 9. The Preachers of Death Read by John Van Stan
5:00
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Part I: 10. Wars & Warriors Read by John Van Stan
4:55
12
Part I: 11. The New Idol Read by John Van Stan
7:15
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Part I: 12. The Flies in the Market-Place Read by John Van Stan
9:08
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Part I: 13. Chastity Read by John Van Stan
3:27
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Part I: 14. The Friend Read by John Van Stan
5:35
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Part I: 15. The Thousand & One Goals Read by John Van Stan
7:07
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Part I: 16. Neighbour-Love Read by John Van Stan
4:32
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Part I: 17. The Way of Creating One Read by John Van Stan
8:00
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Part I: 18. Old & Young Women Read by John Van Stan
9:35
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Part I: 19. The Bite of the Adder Read by John Van Stan
4:49
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Part I: 20. Child & Marriage Read by John Van Stan
5:40
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Part I: 21. Voluntary Death Read by John Van Stan
7:55
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Part I: 22. The Bestowing Virtue Read by John Van Stan
14:20
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Part II: 23. The Child with the Mirror Read by John Van Stan
9:03
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Part II: 24. In the Happy Isles Read by John Van Stan
8:25
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Part II: 25. The Pitiful Read by John Van Stan
7:45
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Part II: 26. The Priests Read by John Van Stan
7:10
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Part II: 27. The Virtuous Read by John Van Stan
8:45
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Part II: 28. The Rabble Read by John Van Stan
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Part II: 29. The Tarantulas Read by John Van Stan
10:25
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Part II: 30. The Famous Wise Ones Read by John Van Stan
8:25
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Part II: 31. The Night-Song Read by John Van Stan
5:50
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Part II: 32. The Dance-Song Read by John Van Stan
6:43
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Part II: 33. The Grave-Song Read by John Van Stan
9:32
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Part II: 34. Self-Surpassing Read by John Van Stan
10:24
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Part II: 35. The Sublime Ones Read by John Van Stan
8:00
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Part II: 36. The Land of Culture Read by John Van Stan
8:23
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Part II: 37. Immaculate Perception Read by John Van Stan
9:11
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Part II: 38. Scholars Read by John Van Stan
6:10
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Part II: 39. Poets Read by John Van Stan
8:58
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Part II: 40. Great Events Read by John Van Stan
10:55
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Part II: 41. The Soothsayer Read by John Van Stan
9:59
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Part II: 42. Redemption Read by John Van Stan
15:24
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Part II: 43. Manly Prudence Read by John Van Stan
9:25
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Part II: 44. The Stillest Hour Read by John Van Stan
10:07
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Part III: 45. The Wanderer Read by John Van Stan
9:35
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Part III: 46. The Vision & the Enigma Read by John Van Stan
17:50
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Part III: 47. Involuntary Bliss Read by John Van Stan
9:20
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Part III: 48. Before Sunrise Read by John Van Stan
9:25
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Part III: 49. The Bedwarfing Virtue Read by John Van Stan
18:40
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Part III: 50. On the Olive-Mount Read by John Van Stan
8:41
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Part III: 51. On Passing-By Read by John Van Stan
10:45
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Part III: 52. The Apostates Read by John Van Stan
12:45
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Part III: 53. The Return Home Read by John Van Stan
13:54
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Part III: 54. The Three Evil Things Read by John Van Stan
17:50
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Part III: 55. The Spirit of Gravity Read by John Van Stan
13:45
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Part III: 56. Old & New Tables (part 1) Read by John Van Stan
41:55
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Part III. 56. Old & New Tables (part 2) Read by John Van Stan
20:21
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Part III: 57. The Convalescent Read by John Van Stan
25:26
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Part III: 58. The Great Longing Read by John Van Stan
7:56
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Part III: 59. The Second Song-Dance Read by John Van Stan
8:35
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Part III: 60. The Seven Seals Read by John Van Stan
9:05
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Part IV: 61. The Honey Sacrifice Read by John Van Stan
16:30
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Part IV: 62. The Cry of Distress Read by John Van Stan
12:20
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Part IV: 63. Talk with the Kings Read by John Van Stan
12:10
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Part IV: 64. The Leech Read by John Van Stan
11:00
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Part IV: 65. The Magician Read by John Van Stan
21:40
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Part IV: 66. Out of Service Read by John Van Stan
15:15
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Part IV: 67. The Ugliest Man Read by John Van Stan
19:20
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Part IV: 68. The Voluntary Beggar Read by John Van Stan
14:15
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Part IV: 69. The Shadow Read by John Van Stan
14:10
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Part IV: 70. Noontide Read by John Van Stan
10:45
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Part IV: 71. The Greeting Read by John Van Stan
17:55
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Part IV: 72. The Supper Read by John Van Stan
6:05
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Part IV: 73. The Higher Man Read by John Van Stan
31:20
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Part IV: 74. The Song of Melancholy Read by John Van Stan
10:45
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Part IV: 75. Science Read by John Van Stan
9:55
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Part IV: 76. Among Daughters of the Desert Read by John Van Stan
14:09
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Part IV: 77. The Awakening Read by John Van Stan
12:10
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Part IV: 78. The Ass-Festival Read by John Van Stan
11:10
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Part IV: 79. The Drunken Song Read by John Van Stan
21:55
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Part IV: 80. The Sign Read by John Van Stan
10:30
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