Last year I read a new biography on the life of Friedrich Nietzsche by Sue Prideaux entitled I Am Dynamite! Only now have I found time to return to it and give it a comprehensive review. The title, obviously, is taken from one of Nietzsche’s self-proclamations in Ecce Homo . I have read many biographies on Nietzsche since long before I started (and during) this blog back in 2008. This book contains new material that will help flesh-out portions of previous blog posts. I Am Dynamite! is not a great biography in terms of revelations about Nietzsche’s thought. Its strength lies elsewhere. Namely, Prideaux concentrates on details from Nietzsche’s early life and his later years after he went insane, offering a lot of information I have not found elsewhere. There are also wonderful little tidbit particulars throughout the biography that will I want to go back and include as updates to past blog posts. Here are some quotes I plan to incorporate in the future: Nietzsche’s child
This blog is intended to be read in reverse order. That is, the most distant entry first. Friedrich Nietzsche offers possibly the best insights on how to posture and express one's life. His life's work was devoted to finding one's "style" within the chaos of existence. The trick, obivously, is not to lose your mind in the process. The title of this blog is explained in the February 29, 2012 post.