Table of Contents

Nietzsche the Man; I: Friedrich Nietzsche; II: The Beginnings of the Philosopher; III: Blazing a New Path; IV: The Prophet of the Superman; V: The Philosopher and the Man; Nietzsche The Philosopher; I: Dionysus Versus Apollo; II: The Origin of Morality; III: Beyond Good and Evil; IV: The Superman; V: Eternal Recurrence; VI: Christianity; VII: Truth; VIII: Civilization; IX: Women And Marriage; X: Government; XI: Crime And Punishment; XII: Education; XIII: Sundry ideas; XIV: Nietzsche VS. Wagner; Nietzsche The Prophet; I: Nietzsche’s Origins; II: Nietzsche And His Critics; How To Study Nietzsche

About the Author

H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) was an American journalist and author. Skilled in satire, he was famous for the pungent criticism he aimed at all complacent attitudes and for his vigorous attacks on the shams and stuffiness of his day. Among his works are Ventures into Verse, Treatise on the Gods, and his autobiography Happy Days.