Thus Spake Zarathustra

American  

noun

1. German Also sprach Zarathustra.  a philosophical work in poetic form (1883) by Friedrich Nietzsche.

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Thus Spake Zarathustra Cultural  

1. (1891) A book of philosophical reflections by Friedrich Nietzsche, written in the style of a sacred book. It puts forth Nietzsche's idea of the Superman.

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Example Sentences

To pair the thundering climax of “Thus Spake Zarathustra” with dancers spinning on their butts is Naharin’s kind of humor — like calling an hourlong work “Hora” and not including the Israeli folk dance by that name.

From New York Times

As a teen-ager, he came to school every day carrying a copy of “Thus Spake Zarathustra,” and for the rest of his life he was influenced by Nietzsche’s ideas about the need to create new values and to seek intense experiences.

From The New Yorker

Times classical music critic Mark Swed has been listening to a whole lot of Richard Strauss’ “Thus Spake Zarathustra,” conducted by both men and women — including recent performances led by Simone Young at Disney Hall and Esa-Pekka Salonen at the Soraya.

From Los Angeles Times

It was during this period of self-imposed exile that he wrote his greatest and most enduring books, “The Genealogy of Morals” and “Thus Spake Zarathustra.”

From New York Times

Finally, when he did get a chance to talk to Stanley, Stanley said, “Well, I like Gustav Mahler’s symphony,” which also refers to Thus Spake Zarathustra.

From The Verge