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35 Eis (Ice) "JOKE, CUNNING, AND REVENGE" : Prelude in German Rhymes

34 Seneca et hoc genus omne (Seneca and his ilk) "JOKE, CUNNING, AND REVENGE" : Prelude in German Rhymes

33 Der Einsame (The Solitary) "JOKE, CUNNING, AND REVENGE" : Prelude in German Rhymes

32 Der Unfreie (The Unfree Man) "JOKE, CUNNING, AND REVENGE" : Prelude in German Rhymes

31 Der verkappte Heilige (The Disguised Saint) "JOKE, CUNNING, AND REVENGE" : Prelude in German Rhymes

30 Der Nächste (The Neighbor) "JOKE, CUNNING, AND REVENGE" : Prelude in German Rhymes

Here's Nietzsche letting the nationalists of his time really have it. Things like "racial self-admiration" he sees as "doubly false" and "obscene." He then follows with the encouraging prose poem, "And become bright again," which entails rising back up from depths when we've been darkened by grime and miseries.

In Book Five, Nietzsche throws back veils in order to candidly deconstruct his "God is dead" declaration, and to emphasize importance in reevaluating morals, faith, science, "truth." It's a wrap-up of main points--essentially, that life in totality is worth embracing--not denying--and it's vital to ask "What's beyond the familiar?" Some people say this book doesn't make sense, but did they ever reach the end?

29 Sternen-Egoismus (The Egoism of the Stars) "JOKE, CUNNING, AND REVENGE" : Prelude in German Rhymes

28 Trost für Anfänger (Consolation for Beginners) "JOKE, CUNNING, AND REVENGE" : Prelude in German Rhymes

27 Der Wanderer "JOKE, CUNNING, AND REVENGE" : Prelude in German Rhymes