Although Leo Strauss published little on Nietzsche, his lectures and correspondence demonstrate a deep critical engagement with Nietzsche&;s thought. One of the richest contributions is a seminar on Nietzsche&;s Thus Spoke Zarathustra, taught in 1959 during Strauss&;s tenure at the University of Chicago. In the lectures, Strauss draws important parallels between Nietzsche&;s most important project and his own ongoing efforts to restore classical political philosophy.             With Leo Strauss on Nietzsche&;s &;Thus Spoke Zarathustra,&; eminent Strauss scholar Richard L. Velkley presents Strauss&;s lectures on Zarathustra with superb annotations that bring context and clarity to the critical role played by Nietzsche in shaping Strauss&;s thought. In addition to the broad relationship between Nietzsche and political philosophy, Strauss adeptly guides readers through Heidegger&;s confrontations with Nietzsche, laying out Heidegger&;s critique of Nietzsche&;s &;will to power&; while also showing how Heidegger can be read as a foil for his own reading of Nietzsche. The lectures also shed light on the relationship between Heidegger and Strauss, as both philosophers saw Nietzsche as a central figure for understanding the crisis of philosophy and Western civilization. Strauss&;s reading of Nietzsche is one of the important&;yet little appreciated&;philosophical inquiries of the past century, both an original interpretation of Nietzsche&;s thought and a deep engagement with the core problems that modernity posed for political philosophy. It will be welcomed by anyone interested in the work of either philosopher.