About “The Gay Science”
The Gay Science is a book by Friedrich Nietzsche published in 1882, followed by a second edition in 1887 after the completion of Thus Spoke Zarathustra and Beyond Good and Evil. That expanded edition added a fifth book plus an appendix of songs. Nietzsche described it as "the most personal of all my books," and it contains more poems than any of his other works. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Praise for “The Gay Science”
“[This book] mirrors all of Nietzsche's thought and could be related in hundreds of ways to his other books, his notes, and his letters. And yet it is complete in itself. For it is a work of art.”
Book details
- Published
- 1882
- Latest edition
- 1882 · ISBN 9780394719856
- ISBN
- 9780394719856
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is The Gay Science?
The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche has 396 pages.
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