Nadczłowiek spaja dzieło życia; publikacja

Mencken twierdzi, że nadczłowiek, idea najbardziej kojarzona z Nietzschem, jest naturalnym dzieckiem Narodzin tragedii i spaja całe jego dzieło w jedną spójną całość, oraz odnotowuje, że części I–II ukazały się w 1883 roku, część III w 1884, część IV krążyła prywatnie w 1885 i została opublikowana dopiero w 1892, a książka została poczęta w Engadynie i napisana w Genui, Sils Maria, Nicei i Mentonie.

In his discourses Zoroaster voices the Nietzschean idea of the superman--the idea that has come to be associated with Nietzsche more than any other. Later on, it will be set forth in detail. For the present, suffice it to say that it is the natural child of the notions put forward in Nietzsche's first book, "The Birth of Tragedy," and that it binds his entire life work together into one consistent, harmonious whole. The first part of "Also sprach Zarathustra" was published in 1883, the second part following in the same year, and the third part was printed in 1884. The last part was privately circulated among the author's friends in 1885, but was not given to the public until 1892, when the entire work was printed in one volume. As showing Nietzsche's wandering life, it may be recorded that the book was conceived in the Engadine and written in Genoa, Sils Maria, Nice and Mentone.