📚 Major Works by Friedrich Nietzsche

1. The Birth of Tragedy (1872)

German: Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musik

• Nietzsche’s first major work, combining philosophy and classical philology. It introduces the concepts of the Apollonian and Dionysian forces in art and life.

2. On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense (written 1873, published posthumously in 1896)

German: Über Wahrheit und Lüge im außermoralischen Sinne

• A short but influential essay on the nature of truth, language, and metaphor.

3. Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks (written 1873, published posthumously in 1903)

German: Philosophie im tragischen Zeitalter der Griechen

• An unfinished study of pre-Socratic philosophers.

4. Untimely Meditations (1873–1876)

German: Unzeitgemäße Betrachtungen

• A series of four essays criticizing contemporary culture and praising figures like Schopenhauer and Wagner.

5. Human, All Too Human (1878)

German: Menschliches, Allzumenschliches

• Marks Nietzsche’s break from romanticism and metaphysics; emphasizes a more rational and scientific tone.

6. The Dawn (1881)

German: Morgenröte: Gedanken über die moralischen Vorurteile

• Examines the origins of morality and continues Nietzsche’s critique of religion and conventional values.

7. The Gay Science (1882, expanded in 1887)

German: Die fröhliche Wissenschaft

• Contains the first appearance of “God is dead” and the eternal recurrence. A joyful but profound work that blends poetry and aphorism.

8. Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883–1885)

German: Also sprach Zarathustra

• Nietzsche’s most poetic and allegorical work, introducing the Übermensch, eternal recurrence, and the will to power.

9. Beyond Good and Evil (1886)

German: Jenseits von Gut und Böse

• A more systematic critique of traditional morality and philosophy. Seen as a follow-up to Zarathustra in a more aphoristic style.

10. On the Genealogy of Morality (1887)

German: Zur Genealogie der Moral

• A three-part essay exploring the historical development of moral concepts like guilt, conscience, and punishment.

11. The Case of Wagner (1888)

German: Der Fall Wagner

• A personal and philosophical break with composer Richard Wagner.

12. Twilight of the Idols (1888)

German: Götzen-Dämmerung

• A concise and polemical overview of Nietzsche’s mature philosophy. Subtitled “How to Philosophize with a Hammer.”

13. The Antichrist (written 1888, published 1895)

German: Der Antichrist

• A scathing critique of Christianity and organized religion.

14. Ecce Homo (written 1888, published 1908)

German: Ecce Homo: Wie man wird, was man ist

• Nietzsche’s philosophical autobiography. Infamous for its self-aggrandizing chapter titles like “Why I Am So Wise.”

15. Nietzsche Contra Wagner (compiled 1888, published posthumously)

• A collection of passages that highlight Nietzsche’s ultimate rejection of Wagner.

📝 Posthumous Works and Fragments

The Will to Power (compiled posthumously in 1901)

German: Der Wille zur Macht

• A controversial compilation of Nietzsche’s notebooks, not a book he completed himself. It explores the idea of the “will to power” as a fundamental force of life.