EARLY GREEK
PHILOSOPHY
AND OTHER
ESSAYS.
ESSAYS.
Nietzsche - v18 - Epilogue, Index
suigeneris: unique (lit.
of its own kind).
p. 37. largeur de coeur: largeness of heart.
zur, etc. : contribution to the history of the
epigram collection of Theognis.
de fontibus, etc. : concerning the sources of
Diogenes Laertius.
p. 39. exungue Napoleonem: from the toe-nail (you
may reconstruct) Napoleon. Anadapta-
414
## p. 415 (#543) ############################################
ECCE HOMO AND POEMS
tion of the Latin proverb exungueleonem,
from the toe-nail (you may reconstruct)
the lion.
p. 41. hoc genus omme: all that sort.
p. 42. mise-en-scène: stage-setting.
p. 43. non plus ultra: highest achievement.
p. 49. nosce teipsum: know thyself.
p. 54. amorfati; see on VIII. , p. 59.
toutes mes audaces et finesses: all myaudacities
and subtleties.
p. 79. Deutscher Sprachverein: German language
union.
p. 80. libres penseurs: freethinkers.
p. 109. dithyramb; see on I. , p. 131.
p. 116. petits faits: little events.
p. 118. faute de mieux: makeshift (lit. for want of a
better).
p. 122. ridendo dicere severum: say stern things
laughingly. An adaptation of the Hora-
tian ridendo dicere verum, "to tell the
truth laughingly. "
Verum dicere: to tell the truth.
p. 123. Deutschland, etc. : Germany, Germany above
everything.
p. 124. in historicis: in history.
ne'vrose nationale: national disease of the
nerves.
p. 128. la canaille: the rabble.
415
## p. (#544) ################################################
VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
p. 229. peccatum originate; see above, on p. 135.
p. 230. rancunes: rancours.
p. 231. humanitas: humanity.
dies nefastus: ill-omened day (in allusion to
the " unlucky days " of the ancient Roman
calendar).
p. 278. arriviste. We have no single equivalent for
this French word. It means, one whose
sole aim is the acquirement of money or
position (or both)—one who "gets on"
at any price.
XVII. Ecce Homo and Poems.
p. 3. nitimur in vetitum: we strive towards what
is forbidden.
p. 30. alla tedesca: in the German fashion.
p. 32. in vino veritas: men speak the truth when in
their cups (lit. in wine there is truth).
p. 36. sui generis: unique (lit. of its own kind).
p. 37. largeur de coeur: largeness of heart.
zur, etc. : contribution to the history of the
epigram collection of Theognis.
de fontibus, etc. : concerning the sources of
Diogenes Laertius.
p. 39. exungue Napoleonem: from the toe-nail (you
may reconstruct) Napoleon. Anadapta-
414
## p. (#545) ################################################
ECCE HOMO AND POEMS
tion of the Latin proverb exungueleonem,
from the toe-nail (you may reconstruct)
the lion.
p. 41. hoc genus omnte: all that sort.
p. 42. mise-en-scène: stage-setting.
p. 43. non plus ultra: highest achievement.
p. 49. nosce teipsum: know thyself.
p. 54. amorfati; see on VIII. , p. 59.
toutes mes audaces et finesses: all myaudacities
and subtleties.
p. 79. Deutscher Sprachverein: German language
union.
p. 80. libres penseurs: freethinkers.
p. 109. dithyramb; see on I. , p. 131.
p. 116. petits faits: little events.
p. 118. faute de mieux: makeshift (lit. for want of a
better).
p. 122. ridendo dicere severum: say stern things
laughingly. An adaptation of the Hora-
tian ridendo dicere verum, "to tell the
truth laughingly. "
Verum dicere: to tell the truth.
p. 123. Deutschland, etc. : Germany, Germany above
everything.
p. 124. in historicis: in history.
ne'vrose nationale: national disease of the
nerves.
p. 128. la canaille: the rabble.
415
## p. (#546) ################################################
VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
p. 129. esprit: wit.
p. 130. amorfati; see on VIII. , p. 59.
p. 139. in psychologicis: in matters of psychology.
p. 140. force majeure: superior force.
p. 142. folie circulaire: this French term is also used
in England to denote a peculiar form of
intermittent mania. The literal meaning
is "circular madness. "
p. 143. Ecrasez Finfdme: crush the scoundrel! Vol-
taire's cry against Christianity.
NOV 1 8 1915
## p. (#547) ################################################
THE WORKS OF
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
First Complete and Authorised English Translation, in 18 Volumes
Edited by Dr. OSCAR LEVY
I. THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY. Translated by William
A. Haussmann, B. A. , Ph. D. , with Biographical Introduction by
the Author's Sister, Portrait and Facsimile. Crown 8vo, as. 6d. net.
Second Edition,
II.
EARLY GREEK PHILOSOPHY AND OTHER
ESSAYS. Translated by M. A. MUgge, Ph. D. 3s. 6d. net,
III. THE FUTURE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS. Translated by J. M. Kennedy. 3s. 6d. net.
Second Edition.
IV. THOUGHTS OUT OF SEASON, Vol. I. Trans-
lated by A. M. Ludovici, with Editorial Note. as. 66. net.
Second Edition.
V. THOUGHTS OUT OF SEASON, Vol. II. Trans-
lated. with Introduction, by Adrian Collins, M. A. as. 6d. net.
Second Edition.
VI. HUMAN, ALL-TOO-HUMAN, Vol. I. Translated by
Helen Zimmern, with Introduction by J. M. Kennedy. 5s. net.
Second Edition.
VII. HUMAN, ALL-TOO-HUMAN, Vol. II. Translated,
with Introduction, by Paul V. Cohn, B. A. 5s. net.
VIII. THE CASE OF WAGNER: We Philologists, &c.
Translated by A. M. Ludovici. Cr. 8vo, 3s. 6d. net. Third Edition.
IX. THE DAWN OF DAY. Translated, with Intro-
duction, by J. M. Kennedy. 5s. net.
X. THE JOYFUL WISDOM. Translated, with Intro-
duction, by Thomas Common. 5s. net.
XI. THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA. Revised Trans-
lation by T. Common, with Introduction by Mrs. Fobrstkr-Niict-
zsche, and Commentary by A. M. Ludovici. 6s. net. Second Ed.
XII. BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL. Translated by Helen
Zimmern, with Introduction by T. Common. 3s. 6d. net. Third Ed.
XIII. THE GENEALOGY OF MORALS. Translated by
Horace B. Samuel, M. A. , with Introductory Note. 3s. 6d. net.
XIV. THE WILL TO POWER, Vol. I. Translated, with
Introduction, by A. M. Ludovici. 58. net. Second Edition.
XV. THE WILL TO POWER, Vol. II. Translated, with
Introduction, by A. M. Ludovici. 5s. net.
XVI. THE TWILIGHT OF IDOLS, THE ANTI-
CHRIST, &c. Translated by A. M. Ludovici. Cr. 8vo, si. net.
XVII. ECCE HOMO AND POETRY. Translated by A. M.
Ludovici. Crown 8vo, 6s. net.
XVIII. INDEX TO WORKS, by Robert Guppy j and
Vocabulary of all Foreign Words and Phrases, by Paul V. Cohn;
prefaced by an Essay on the Nietzsche Movement in England, by
Dr. Oscar Levy. 450 pp. Crown Bvo, 6s. net
T. N. FOULIS, PUBLISHER
91 GT. RUSSELL ST. , LONDON, cV 15 FREDERICK ST. EDINBURGH
## p. (#548) ################################################
OTHER NIETZSCHEAN LITERATURE
THE RENAISSANCE
By COUNT ARTHUR DE GOBINEAU
Translated by Paul V. Cohn, with an Introductory
Essay by Dr. Oscar Levy
7*. dd.
(Heinemann)
{In the Press)
These five historical dramas cover the flowering-time of the Italian
Renaissance from the rise to prominence of Savonarola (1492) to the
last days of Michaelangelo (about 1560). While grouped round the
leading figures who provide the titles—Savonarola, Cesare Borgia,
Julius 11. , Leo x. , and Michaelangelo—the plays introduce almost
every interesting character of the period. Nor are we only con-
cerned with the great names: the author aims at catching the spirit
of the people, and the thoughts and feelings of soldier, artisan,
trader, and their womenfolk find ample voice in his pages.
The Italian Renaissance is an epoch of peculiar interest to English
readers, not least because of its profound influence on our own
Elizabethan age. It is perhaps the most many-sided period in
history: even fifth-century Greece scarcely contributed so much—
or at any rate so much that has survived—to the world of politics,
art, and thought. Now while this interest is amply reflected in
contemporary literature, from the monumental work of Symonds
down to the flotsam and jetsam of everyday fiction, there is one kind
of man who more than an historian would show insight into this
age, and that is a poet.
It is as a poet's work that Gobineau's " Historical Scenes" recom-
mend themselves to the public. But there are many kinds of poets:
there is the religious and moral kind, there is the irreligious and
submoral kind, and there is the super-religious and super-moral
kind. Only the last-named can understand, can feel, can sympathise
with such mighty figures as Cesare Borgia and Julius II. —the
religious poet being inclined to paint them as monsters, the sub-
religious as freaks and neurotics. Similia similibus: equals can
only be recognised by their equals, and Gobineau was himself a type
of the Renaissance flung by destiny into an age of low bourgeois and
socialist ideals. In a century swayed by romanticism and democracy,
Gobineau was a classic and an aristocrat. He is a forerunner of
Nietzsche ('' the only European spirit I should care to converse with,"
said Nietzsche of him in a letter), and as such is peculiarly fitted
## p. (#549) ################################################
OTHER NIETZSCHEAN LITERATURE
to deal with one of the few periods that was not dominated by the
moral law. For this reason Gobineau cannot fail to attract the large
and ever-growing circle of students of Nietzsche in this country and
America.
Although Gobineau, especially in his masterly touches of irony,
is a thorough Frenchman, he has not attracted in his own country,
even since his death in 1881, the attention he deserves. This is
mainly due to his anti-republican and anti-patriotic bias. In Ger-
many, on the other hand, his work has created great stir: of " La
Renaissance" alone there are no fewer than four different trans-
lations, and acting versions have been and still are produced with
success. We-may hope that England—of late years not behindhand
in welcoming continental authors—will to some extent follow the
example of her Teutonic sister-nation. At any rate, the work of
Gobineau does not lack a distinguished English sponsor—one who
was no less a discerning critic than a great creative artist. George
Meredith writes (in a letter to Mrs. J. G. Butcher, Feb. 27th,
1906,: "I return the book of the Comte de Gobineau. I have not
for long read anything so good. The Renaissance in its chief ruler
and the ideas and character of the time is made alive. So much
has the writer impressed me that I sent for ' Histoire des Perses,' an
expose of his political notions. "
NIETZSCHE: HIS LIFE AND •
WORKS
By ANTHONY M. LUDOVICI
Preface by Dr. Oscar Levy
103 pages, is. net
(Constable & Co)
In this short monograph on Nietzsche, the latest addition
to Messrs. Constable's Shilling " Philosophies, Ancient and
Modem" series, Mr. Ludovici not only gives the reader a
succinct account of the philosophy of the "Will to Power " in
all its main features; but he also sketches in bold strokes the
groundwork of an attack on Darwin, Spencer, English Materi-
alism, and English Utilitarianism, which is perhaps the first
criticism of the kind ever attempted from a Nietzschean
standpoint.
## p. (#550) ################################################
OTHER NIETZSCHEAN LITERATURE
NIETZSCHE AND ART"
BY
ANTHONY M. LUDOVICI
4s. 6d.
(Constable & Co)
Not only to the Nietzsche enthusiast, but also to the
art student, this book ought to be of particular value and
interest, seeing that it is the first attempt that has ever
been made, either in English or any Continental language,
to apply Nietzsche's Esthetic to one of the branches of
Art.
In this work the reader will find all the matter included
in Mr. Ludovici's stimulating course of lectures recently
delivered at University College, Gower Street, and a good
deal more besides. "I have done two things," says the
author in his preface; "I have given a detailed account
of Nietzsche's general art doctrine, and I have also
applied this doctrine to the graphic arts of to-day and
of antiquity. "
To quote the Daily Telegraph's report of the lectures,
Mr. Ludovici's thesis is simply this: "The finest art,
or the ruler art, as he calls it, is that in which the
aristocratic principles of culture, selection, precision, and
simplicity are upheld, and this art can be the flower
and product only of a society in which an aristocratic
order is observed.
## p. (#551) ################################################
OTHER NIETZSCHEAN LITERATURE
THE MASTERY OF LIFE
By G. T. WRENCH
15 s. net
(Stephen Swift)
This book is a review of the history of civilisation with the
object of discovering, in the phrase of Nietzsche, "under
what conditions and where the plant man flourished best.
p. 37. largeur de coeur: largeness of heart.
zur, etc. : contribution to the history of the
epigram collection of Theognis.
de fontibus, etc. : concerning the sources of
Diogenes Laertius.
p. 39. exungue Napoleonem: from the toe-nail (you
may reconstruct) Napoleon. Anadapta-
414
## p. 415 (#543) ############################################
ECCE HOMO AND POEMS
tion of the Latin proverb exungueleonem,
from the toe-nail (you may reconstruct)
the lion.
p. 41. hoc genus omme: all that sort.
p. 42. mise-en-scène: stage-setting.
p. 43. non plus ultra: highest achievement.
p. 49. nosce teipsum: know thyself.
p. 54. amorfati; see on VIII. , p. 59.
toutes mes audaces et finesses: all myaudacities
and subtleties.
p. 79. Deutscher Sprachverein: German language
union.
p. 80. libres penseurs: freethinkers.
p. 109. dithyramb; see on I. , p. 131.
p. 116. petits faits: little events.
p. 118. faute de mieux: makeshift (lit. for want of a
better).
p. 122. ridendo dicere severum: say stern things
laughingly. An adaptation of the Hora-
tian ridendo dicere verum, "to tell the
truth laughingly. "
Verum dicere: to tell the truth.
p. 123. Deutschland, etc. : Germany, Germany above
everything.
p. 124. in historicis: in history.
ne'vrose nationale: national disease of the
nerves.
p. 128. la canaille: the rabble.
415
## p. (#544) ################################################
VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
p. 229. peccatum originate; see above, on p. 135.
p. 230. rancunes: rancours.
p. 231. humanitas: humanity.
dies nefastus: ill-omened day (in allusion to
the " unlucky days " of the ancient Roman
calendar).
p. 278. arriviste. We have no single equivalent for
this French word. It means, one whose
sole aim is the acquirement of money or
position (or both)—one who "gets on"
at any price.
XVII. Ecce Homo and Poems.
p. 3. nitimur in vetitum: we strive towards what
is forbidden.
p. 30. alla tedesca: in the German fashion.
p. 32. in vino veritas: men speak the truth when in
their cups (lit. in wine there is truth).
p. 36. sui generis: unique (lit. of its own kind).
p. 37. largeur de coeur: largeness of heart.
zur, etc. : contribution to the history of the
epigram collection of Theognis.
de fontibus, etc. : concerning the sources of
Diogenes Laertius.
p. 39. exungue Napoleonem: from the toe-nail (you
may reconstruct) Napoleon. Anadapta-
414
## p. (#545) ################################################
ECCE HOMO AND POEMS
tion of the Latin proverb exungueleonem,
from the toe-nail (you may reconstruct)
the lion.
p. 41. hoc genus omnte: all that sort.
p. 42. mise-en-scène: stage-setting.
p. 43. non plus ultra: highest achievement.
p. 49. nosce teipsum: know thyself.
p. 54. amorfati; see on VIII. , p. 59.
toutes mes audaces et finesses: all myaudacities
and subtleties.
p. 79. Deutscher Sprachverein: German language
union.
p. 80. libres penseurs: freethinkers.
p. 109. dithyramb; see on I. , p. 131.
p. 116. petits faits: little events.
p. 118. faute de mieux: makeshift (lit. for want of a
better).
p. 122. ridendo dicere severum: say stern things
laughingly. An adaptation of the Hora-
tian ridendo dicere verum, "to tell the
truth laughingly. "
Verum dicere: to tell the truth.
p. 123. Deutschland, etc. : Germany, Germany above
everything.
p. 124. in historicis: in history.
ne'vrose nationale: national disease of the
nerves.
p. 128. la canaille: the rabble.
415
## p. (#546) ################################################
VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
p. 129. esprit: wit.
p. 130. amorfati; see on VIII. , p. 59.
p. 139. in psychologicis: in matters of psychology.
p. 140. force majeure: superior force.
p. 142. folie circulaire: this French term is also used
in England to denote a peculiar form of
intermittent mania. The literal meaning
is "circular madness. "
p. 143. Ecrasez Finfdme: crush the scoundrel! Vol-
taire's cry against Christianity.
NOV 1 8 1915
## p. (#547) ################################################
THE WORKS OF
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
First Complete and Authorised English Translation, in 18 Volumes
Edited by Dr. OSCAR LEVY
I. THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY. Translated by William
A. Haussmann, B. A. , Ph. D. , with Biographical Introduction by
the Author's Sister, Portrait and Facsimile. Crown 8vo, as. 6d. net.
Second Edition,
II.
EARLY GREEK PHILOSOPHY AND OTHER
ESSAYS. Translated by M. A. MUgge, Ph. D. 3s. 6d. net,
III. THE FUTURE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS. Translated by J. M. Kennedy. 3s. 6d. net.
Second Edition.
IV. THOUGHTS OUT OF SEASON, Vol. I. Trans-
lated by A. M. Ludovici, with Editorial Note. as. 66. net.
Second Edition.
V. THOUGHTS OUT OF SEASON, Vol. II. Trans-
lated. with Introduction, by Adrian Collins, M. A. as. 6d. net.
Second Edition.
VI. HUMAN, ALL-TOO-HUMAN, Vol. I. Translated by
Helen Zimmern, with Introduction by J. M. Kennedy. 5s. net.
Second Edition.
VII. HUMAN, ALL-TOO-HUMAN, Vol. II. Translated,
with Introduction, by Paul V. Cohn, B. A. 5s. net.
VIII. THE CASE OF WAGNER: We Philologists, &c.
Translated by A. M. Ludovici. Cr. 8vo, 3s. 6d. net. Third Edition.
IX. THE DAWN OF DAY. Translated, with Intro-
duction, by J. M. Kennedy. 5s. net.
X. THE JOYFUL WISDOM. Translated, with Intro-
duction, by Thomas Common. 5s. net.
XI. THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA. Revised Trans-
lation by T. Common, with Introduction by Mrs. Fobrstkr-Niict-
zsche, and Commentary by A. M. Ludovici. 6s. net. Second Ed.
XII. BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL. Translated by Helen
Zimmern, with Introduction by T. Common. 3s. 6d. net. Third Ed.
XIII. THE GENEALOGY OF MORALS. Translated by
Horace B. Samuel, M. A. , with Introductory Note. 3s. 6d. net.
XIV. THE WILL TO POWER, Vol. I. Translated, with
Introduction, by A. M. Ludovici. 58. net. Second Edition.
XV. THE WILL TO POWER, Vol. II. Translated, with
Introduction, by A. M. Ludovici. 5s. net.
XVI. THE TWILIGHT OF IDOLS, THE ANTI-
CHRIST, &c. Translated by A. M. Ludovici. Cr. 8vo, si. net.
XVII. ECCE HOMO AND POETRY. Translated by A. M.
Ludovici. Crown 8vo, 6s. net.
XVIII. INDEX TO WORKS, by Robert Guppy j and
Vocabulary of all Foreign Words and Phrases, by Paul V. Cohn;
prefaced by an Essay on the Nietzsche Movement in England, by
Dr. Oscar Levy. 450 pp. Crown Bvo, 6s. net
T. N. FOULIS, PUBLISHER
91 GT. RUSSELL ST. , LONDON, cV 15 FREDERICK ST. EDINBURGH
## p. (#548) ################################################
OTHER NIETZSCHEAN LITERATURE
THE RENAISSANCE
By COUNT ARTHUR DE GOBINEAU
Translated by Paul V. Cohn, with an Introductory
Essay by Dr. Oscar Levy
7*. dd.
(Heinemann)
{In the Press)
These five historical dramas cover the flowering-time of the Italian
Renaissance from the rise to prominence of Savonarola (1492) to the
last days of Michaelangelo (about 1560). While grouped round the
leading figures who provide the titles—Savonarola, Cesare Borgia,
Julius 11. , Leo x. , and Michaelangelo—the plays introduce almost
every interesting character of the period. Nor are we only con-
cerned with the great names: the author aims at catching the spirit
of the people, and the thoughts and feelings of soldier, artisan,
trader, and their womenfolk find ample voice in his pages.
The Italian Renaissance is an epoch of peculiar interest to English
readers, not least because of its profound influence on our own
Elizabethan age. It is perhaps the most many-sided period in
history: even fifth-century Greece scarcely contributed so much—
or at any rate so much that has survived—to the world of politics,
art, and thought. Now while this interest is amply reflected in
contemporary literature, from the monumental work of Symonds
down to the flotsam and jetsam of everyday fiction, there is one kind
of man who more than an historian would show insight into this
age, and that is a poet.
It is as a poet's work that Gobineau's " Historical Scenes" recom-
mend themselves to the public. But there are many kinds of poets:
there is the religious and moral kind, there is the irreligious and
submoral kind, and there is the super-religious and super-moral
kind. Only the last-named can understand, can feel, can sympathise
with such mighty figures as Cesare Borgia and Julius II. —the
religious poet being inclined to paint them as monsters, the sub-
religious as freaks and neurotics. Similia similibus: equals can
only be recognised by their equals, and Gobineau was himself a type
of the Renaissance flung by destiny into an age of low bourgeois and
socialist ideals. In a century swayed by romanticism and democracy,
Gobineau was a classic and an aristocrat. He is a forerunner of
Nietzsche ('' the only European spirit I should care to converse with,"
said Nietzsche of him in a letter), and as such is peculiarly fitted
## p. (#549) ################################################
OTHER NIETZSCHEAN LITERATURE
to deal with one of the few periods that was not dominated by the
moral law. For this reason Gobineau cannot fail to attract the large
and ever-growing circle of students of Nietzsche in this country and
America.
Although Gobineau, especially in his masterly touches of irony,
is a thorough Frenchman, he has not attracted in his own country,
even since his death in 1881, the attention he deserves. This is
mainly due to his anti-republican and anti-patriotic bias. In Ger-
many, on the other hand, his work has created great stir: of " La
Renaissance" alone there are no fewer than four different trans-
lations, and acting versions have been and still are produced with
success. We-may hope that England—of late years not behindhand
in welcoming continental authors—will to some extent follow the
example of her Teutonic sister-nation. At any rate, the work of
Gobineau does not lack a distinguished English sponsor—one who
was no less a discerning critic than a great creative artist. George
Meredith writes (in a letter to Mrs. J. G. Butcher, Feb. 27th,
1906,: "I return the book of the Comte de Gobineau. I have not
for long read anything so good. The Renaissance in its chief ruler
and the ideas and character of the time is made alive. So much
has the writer impressed me that I sent for ' Histoire des Perses,' an
expose of his political notions. "
NIETZSCHE: HIS LIFE AND •
WORKS
By ANTHONY M. LUDOVICI
Preface by Dr. Oscar Levy
103 pages, is. net
(Constable & Co)
In this short monograph on Nietzsche, the latest addition
to Messrs. Constable's Shilling " Philosophies, Ancient and
Modem" series, Mr. Ludovici not only gives the reader a
succinct account of the philosophy of the "Will to Power " in
all its main features; but he also sketches in bold strokes the
groundwork of an attack on Darwin, Spencer, English Materi-
alism, and English Utilitarianism, which is perhaps the first
criticism of the kind ever attempted from a Nietzschean
standpoint.
## p. (#550) ################################################
OTHER NIETZSCHEAN LITERATURE
NIETZSCHE AND ART"
BY
ANTHONY M. LUDOVICI
4s. 6d.
(Constable & Co)
Not only to the Nietzsche enthusiast, but also to the
art student, this book ought to be of particular value and
interest, seeing that it is the first attempt that has ever
been made, either in English or any Continental language,
to apply Nietzsche's Esthetic to one of the branches of
Art.
In this work the reader will find all the matter included
in Mr. Ludovici's stimulating course of lectures recently
delivered at University College, Gower Street, and a good
deal more besides. "I have done two things," says the
author in his preface; "I have given a detailed account
of Nietzsche's general art doctrine, and I have also
applied this doctrine to the graphic arts of to-day and
of antiquity. "
To quote the Daily Telegraph's report of the lectures,
Mr. Ludovici's thesis is simply this: "The finest art,
or the ruler art, as he calls it, is that in which the
aristocratic principles of culture, selection, precision, and
simplicity are upheld, and this art can be the flower
and product only of a society in which an aristocratic
order is observed.
## p. (#551) ################################################
OTHER NIETZSCHEAN LITERATURE
THE MASTERY OF LIFE
By G. T. WRENCH
15 s. net
(Stephen Swift)
This book is a review of the history of civilisation with the
object of discovering, in the phrase of Nietzsche, "under
what conditions and where the plant man flourished best.
