Look at this person (Nietzsche's self-description)

Author: (German) Nietzsche, translated by Zhang Nandong and Ling Suxin
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This self-account is a product of Nietzsche from mid-October to early November 1888 (approximately three weeks). The title is taken from the Bible, which tells of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns and a purple robe, enduring humiliation and ridicule before his crucifixion. At that time, Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, pointed to Jesus and said to the crowd, "Behold him!" (Latin: ECCEHOMO). Here, Nietzsche compares himself to Jesus. This book can be considered a unique description of Nietzsche's thoughts and beliefs, tracing his main works, as if it were a declaration and explanation to posterity. He himself held this unique self-account in high regard. For this reason, he specifically drafted two letters to Emperor Wilhelm II and Prime Minister Bismarck, from which we can see Nietzsche's arrogance at the time and how intensely he desired worldly success, surpassing the likes of sages and saints.

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