Ecce
homo:"behold the man." An auto-biography by Nietzsche.
Friedrich
Nietzsche was a follower of Dionysus - a demiurge of pleasure and wine.
Translated
by Anthony M. Ludovici
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'Ecce
Homo' wasn't intended to be Nietzsche's swansong, however, scholars usually have
labeled the book as an overstated goodbye, claiming Nietzsche knew the bright
spark of intellectual supremacy was of a fading star. I don't catapult
Nietzsche into the omnipotent stratum; my view is... he'd blow raspberries at
such misconception (s) and place his boney forefingers into both ears and
shout; "Da da da da..." could be a timely to say...
unsurprisingly, Nietzsche influenced the 'Dadaists' in Zürich; they indeed
applauded his sense of parody; performance and clowning were constitutive to
Dada. In German terms: it's known as: 'hanswurst' - 'Ecce Homo,' is a testament
to the German expression: 'hanswurst.' Worth noting that the chieftains seeking
agreements with the German nation, 'Ecce Homo' is a must read; of the factor,
buffoonery is deemed a tradition / art form and it's highly regarded. All of
which has no facial signals; laughter is merely a sharp sneeze, the disguise emphasizes the comedy aspect, all boxed under 'Schopenhauerian sublime'.
Nietzsche's trepidation was to be resurrected as something perversely
different to what he was. 'Ecce Homo' plays to an audience, the book conveys an
immense insight into the author's clandestine nature. How one becomes what one
is? He makes us think, but better still
he gives his readership the tools to comprehend their core being - sounds
rather pretentious doesn't it, alas, when 'Ecce Homo' was written Nietzsche was
effectively masquerading on every Philosophy scholar's shoulder, the idiocies
of suchlike is very well expressed in this so-called autobiography. His
whimsical prose, grandeur gesture of self exuberance is a marvel for those who
don't have an inferiority complex; notably, a real treat for those whom
endeavour in personal inspection.
To
commence 'Ecce Homo' a reputable few claim, trauma stirred within Nietzsche, as
if something had to get out very quickly; what adds fuel to this claim is...
the book was written within four weeks, albeit, I don't believe this to be
unusual et al, Franz Kafka wrote 'The Metamorphosis' in one night. Little is known of the Turin trauma Nietzsche
experienced while trying to protect a horse from a sanguinary incident. But
what is known is that Nietzsche had been influenced by Dostoevsky's 'Crime
and Punishment' whereby Raskolnikov had a vivid hallucination, prior to
perpetrating heinous crimes, the 'Turin trauma' and 'Raskolnikov's dream' are
uncanny scenarios - albeit, months between. I, however concur, 'Ecce Homo' was
the result of Nietzsche's 'hanswurst' no evil deeds had taken place.
Nietzsche
was open to new horizons and if I had to put a sizable bet on how 'Ecce Homo'
derived Heine's lyrical poetry also had legs, for it directly tactled the value
of men and race. And whether the suchlike coexisted into a spiritual sense; I
just heard a loud sneeze - probably Nietzsche. Indeed, prose and language is
one thing, thus, the universe spectrum is incalculable distance beyond
dimensions and humanity comprehensions. I can see why Nietzsche in his
so-called autobiography simplified the generic philosophy and endearingly
clasped the ode of romanticism to lighten his inner 'dark' abyss... he payed
due to George Gordon Byron's 'Manfred;' (1817). A sign of the epoch perhaps was
for his critics to highlight a scholar's emotive predispositions as an alleged
weakness - nowadays, he'll be gifted a peerage via default and gifted huge fees
for after dinner speeches.
One
man's insanity is another man's sanctuary... this isn't a famous idiom it's a
paper thin observation, probably deemed non-specific for a philosopher - however,
for those who find writing cathartic there's a smidgen of truth. 'Ecce Homo'
unveils the 'real' Nietzsche, from a reader's perspective, the book stimulates
thought beyond the dialogues and content... was it necessary to introduce
yourself if your ubiquitious status was secure? The mass intellectual might of
Nietzsche may found fame disturbing, therefore, 'Ecce Homo' could be the first
recorded autobiography which embraces fame from all directions, by even
thinking this I envisage a loud Nietzsche sneeze - the double edge sword of
'greatness.' Indeed; Robert Wagner and he clowned about and delivered
'hanswurst' at a time of early stage celebrity-ism.
Naturally,
the double edge celebrity disparity magnified the idiocies of democracy during
an age when humanity had lost *all* sense of gradation and rank; this is a true
reflection of the twenty first century too. Deranging enough, bio-directional
media has exacerbated social values via the same means as deism. And
inadvertently diluted humanity... 'preached far and wide as a corrective
against 'vulgar pretensions' by the thousands of wretched nobodies.' Like Dostoevsky, Nietzsche's switch was on
humanity, not on for the 'force of superior deity' - granted, those who believe
the two are closely affiliated require a severe reality check; equivocably,
'equanimity' and 'impartiality' is the broach church of 'Ecce Homo.' But and
it's a big 'but,' Nietzsche intention was to never impose himself on readers
for the 'good' of mankind, the poor beggars don't need any more false idols,
because the old false idols proved to have loaves as legs, not helpful in
saving civilizations from the great floods.
'Hanswurst'
figures greatly within the chapters: 'Why Am I So Wise' - 'Why Am I So Clever'
- 'Why I Write Such Excellent Books;' most authorships would be disingenuous if
they didn't want to embrace these chapters with gusto while writing their own
autobiography. What tickles me, is the sub-chapter of: 'Human - all to human,'
gravitates towards free-thinking and spiritual guidance - he speaks candidly at
the freedom of writing about his oneself, whilst writing 'Ecce Homo.' A
revelation, that is altogether warming and may I say: all to human. For those
penitent marinated, such ventures would be fearful... this sort of freedom plays
into the hands of the diablo... surely. Thus, a slice of intellectual logic
concludes 'Ecce Homo' is all so human; why Nietzsche stipulates an urge to pay
witness to his spiritual exuberance as nothing more than a spirit that has
taken possession of itself. If you feel joy in doing something, you can firmly
denote it being a spiritual freedom unlike no other; no other reconfiguration
is required, nor announcing a 'divine handshake... has taken place '
Nietzsche's 'hanswurst' and intellect has a habit of weaving in unison, wordage
and creatives like Nohl and Pohl who were writers of music embraces other
meanings... an inner wit that goes over the heads of Nietzsche's contemporary
scholars; y'see, 'Kohl' equates to cabbage = 'superior nonsense;' divinity gets
the 'kohl' treatment; thanks to writing under a free spirit, what emerges is a
deeper clarity, hence human instincts are fully engaged; all too human...
indeed.
Nietzsche's
book 'The Will to Power' published in 1901, (a year after his death) - gives his philosophy a much needed
perspective, call it a twentieth century homage to the man, from the man
himself. Written by a means of self-therapy; this is not to be confused with
'Ecce Homo.' In retrospect, a source of erudite preparation for humanity to
come to its senses. Mankind effectively has been programmed to not follow one
route of salvation, why we can learn from 'behold the man... ' so much time can be saved by observing and
putting into practice Nietzsche's philosophy.
Ecce Homo explains Nietzsche's 'zarathustra' (zoroasterianism) - the man
was a Persian prophet 630 - 550 BC who founded the first world religion - the
'deism' harmlessly harnished immortality and the worshiping of oneness; the
rest will take care of itself. This prophet preferred solitude to saint-hood,
being the 'Saviour of the World;' deemed the ultimate philosopher. Until, the
demand of truly believing commenced...
we 'all' reside under a totalitarian spirit - weirdly, not unlike how the
world is today, you could deduce it's a coincidental paradigm. Nietzsche
informs his readers of asphyxiate truths written in biblical translations;
herewith when set to the sword, in other terms: 'intellectual might' - the
demanders amounts to humanity being unceremoniously flung into utter chaos, by
the worse of hand (s). Unknown to humanity, we've been subjected to burning
revengefulness for two thousand years; as a reader, you comply why Nietzsche
was follower of Dionysus, it's by far the safer and pleasurable option.
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