In late 1888 only weeks before his final collapse into madness Nietzsche (1844-1900) set out to compose his autobiography & Ecce Homo remains one of the most intriguing yet bizarre examples of the genre ever written In this extraordinary work Nietzsche traces his life work & development as a philosopher examines the heroes he has identified with struggled against & then overcome
- Schopenhauer Wagner Socrates Christ
- & predicts the cataclysmic impact of his 'forthcoming revelation of all values' Both self-celebrating & self-mocking penetrating & strange Ecce Homo gives the final definitive expression to Nietzsche's main beliefs & is in every way his last testament