s ▁super man ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁novel ▁is ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁N iet z sche ' s ▁super man , ▁g lim ps ed ▁by ▁D ' An n un z io ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁way . ▁The ▁super man ▁of ▁d ' An n un z io ▁is ▁an ▁est h ete ▁cult ured , ▁who ▁lov es ▁only ▁art , ▁and ▁we ▁dedic ate ▁ourselves ▁with ▁all ▁his ▁being . ▁He ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁domin ate ▁nature ▁with ▁his ▁power , ▁and ▁sets ▁out ▁to ▁conquer ▁nature ▁with ▁a ▁companion . ▁This ▁companion ▁of ▁love , ▁however , ▁are ▁a ▁femme ▁f ata le , ▁which ▁leads ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁precip ice . ▁The ▁super man ▁of ▁d ' An n un z io ▁is ▁in ▁fact ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁reality ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁his : ▁a ▁mon str ous ▁reality ▁of ▁people ▁without ▁quality : ▁the ▁common ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁middle ▁class , ▁always ▁a verse ▁to ▁d ' An n un z io . ▁The ▁only ▁source ▁of ▁power ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁the ▁super man , ▁but ▁when ▁the ▁est h ete ▁of ▁D ' An n un z io ▁has ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁gr im ▁reality , ▁it ▁happens ▁that ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁is ▁be aten ▁mer cil ess ly . ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 4 ▁nov els ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Italian ▁nov els ▁Category : Nov els ▁by ▁Gab rie le ▁D ' An n un z io