The Gay Science (the Joyful Wisdom) Vanessa D. Langton ISBN13: 9780596100292

ISBN13: 9780596100292

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This dual-language collection of his poetry seeks to represent the continuum of Alexander Blok's growth as a poet

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The Gay Science (the Joyful Wisdom) Vanessa D. Langton ISBN13: 9780596100292First published in 1882 and revised in 1887, "The Gay Science (The Joyful Wisdom)" was written at the peak of Nietzsche's intellectual abilities. It includes a large number of poems and an appendix of songs, all written with the intent of encouraging freedom of the mind. While he praises the benefits of science, intellectual discipline, and skepticism, the influence of the Proven al tradition from which he drew is also an enthusiastic affirmation of