Emilio Corriero offers an original reading of Nietzsche's masterpiece Thus Spoke Zarathustra that emphasizes the importance of generosity and the gift of wisdom. Subtle and provocative, but also thoughtful and systematic, Corriero shows how the wisdom of love and friendship is key to Nietzsche's remarkable text.

Richard White, Professor of Philosophy, Creighton University, USA

How to think the gift beyond the obligation to reciprocate but without simply distinguishing between two types of 'gift', one of which would oblige exchange while the other would simply give without reserve, a Bataillean expenditure without end? Corriero answers the question by tracing the precise relation between Zarathustra's 'bestowing virtue' of overflowing wisdom and the Christian God's unstinting love for mankind. Only the true friend, who shares our eager anticipation of the Overman, is capable of receiving such a present.

Michael Lewis, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK