# The Joyous Science

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- Authors: [Nietzsche](https://www.bookquiver.com/friedrich-nietzsche)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2018-12-06

## Description

The Joyous Science is a liberating voyage of discovery as Nietzsche's realization that 'God is dead' and his critique of morality, the arts and modernity give way to an exhilarating doctrine of self-emancipation and the concept of eternal recurrence. Here is Nietzsche at his most personal and affirmative; in his words, this is a book of 'exuberance, restlessness, contrariety and April showers'. With its unique voice and style, its playful combination of poetry and prose, and its invigorating quest for self-emancipation, The Joyous Science is a literary tour de force and quite possibly Nietzsche's best book.

## Editions

### The Joyous Science

- Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
- ISBN: 978-01-4119-539-1
- Pages: 368
- Published: 2019-03-12
- Language: en_US

### The Joyous Science

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4119-540-7
- Published: 2018-12-06
- Language: en_GB