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Please help me with this expression Meaning of “overman”

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I have been reading Walter Kauffman's books about Nietzsche and came across the sentence " Goethe served Nietzsche as a perfect model of overman."

Goethe served Nietzsche as a perfect model of overman.

Nietzsche was hugely influenced by Goethe  (providing background information). Does the sentence mean that to Nietzsche, Goethe was a perfect example of an overman?

I have been reading Walter Kauffman's books about Nietzsche and came across the sentence " Goethe served Nietzsche as a perfect model of overman." Nietzsche was hugely influenced by Goethe(providing background information). Does the sentence mean that to Nietzsche, Goethe was a perfect example of an overman?

I have been reading Walter Kauffman's books about Nietzsche and came across the sentence

Goethe served Nietzsche as a perfect model of overman.

Nietzsche was hugely influenced by Goethe  (providing background information). Does the sentence mean that to Nietzsche, Goethe was a perfect example of an overman?

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Please help me with this expression

I have been reading Walter Kauffman's books about Nietzsche and came across the sentence " Goethe served Nietzsche as a perfect model of overman." Nietzsche was hugely influenced by Goethe(providing background information). Does the sentence mean that to Nietzsche, Goethe was a perfect example of an overman?