“das Ewig Weibliche Zieht uns
hinan!” – “The Eternal Feminine Draweth us
on!” – Tr.
3
It has been attempted to render the play on “Gewissen” and “Wissen.” – Tr.
5
The German word Mitfreude, coined by Nietzsche in opposition to Mitleid (sympathy), is untranslateable. – Tr.
6
Herostratus of Ephesus (in 356 b. c.) set fire to the temple of Diana in order (as he confessed on the rack) to gain notoriety. – Tr.
7
Quotation from Schiller, Don Carlos, i. 5. – Tr.
8
This, of course, refers to Jesus and Socrates. – Tr.
9
Queen of the Amazons, slain by Achilles in the Trojan War. – Tr.
10
From Schiller, Wallenstein's Lager: “Wer den Besten seiner Zeit genug gethan, der hat gelebt für alle Zeiten” (“He that has satisfied the best men of his time has lived for all time”).
11
In German Barockstil, i. e. the degenerate post-Renaissance style in art and literature, which spread from Italy in the seventeenth century. – Tr.
