Man, he does what he can, but he's not good enough

June 3, 2016 11:12 AM

On Beyond Zarathustra: A Parody for All and None. What two authors go together better than Dr. Seuss and Friedrich Nietzsche? (A work in progress, but worth sharing early.)
posted by kenko (6 comments total)

If you want to know more than that God is now dead,
The next update is on Zarathursdays, Z said.
posted by Obscure Reference at 12:51 PM on June 3, 2016 [1 favorite]

Wow, that's good.
posted by sensate at 1:07 PM on June 3, 2016

Friedrich Nietzsche and Carly Rae Jepsen also go together surprisingly well.
posted by mayhap at 1:51 PM on June 3, 2016 [2 favorites]

Of course, earlier translations (Kaufmann, Hollingdale) used the name Zaraseusstra. The concept of the "uberman" (or literally "non-union taxi driver") is explored as far back as his earlier work Grun Eggs Und Wagner. Whatever gotzens your dammerung, I say.
posted by Flippervault at 3:37 PM on June 3, 2016 [4 favorites]

The art work is pretty good but I keep choking on his very slipshod meter. Fred for me...
posted by njohnson23 at 5:14 PM on June 3, 2016

I keep choking on his very slipshod meter

Yeah, it's definitely a sticking point.
posted by kenko at 5:34 PM on June 3, 2016