Engagement with Priests, Scholars, and Poets

From Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche

Zarathustra confronts the rival authorities of his age: priests as poisoners, scholars as dust-grinders, poets as liars (including himself).

Part II, 'On Priests'

Critique of priestly redeemers as sufferers who chained themselves.

Part II, 'On Scholars'

Distance from academic learnedness; Zarathustra has left their house.

Part II, 'On Poets'

'The poets lie too much' — and Zarathustra includes himself.

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