The Birth of Tragedy
Friedrich Nietzsche · English
The Birth of Tragedy, published in 1872, was Friedrich Nietzsche's first book, written while he was professor of classical philology at Basel.
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The Birth of Tragedy, published in 1872, was Friedrich Nietzsche's first book, written while he was professor of classical philology at Basel. It explains Greek tragedy as the union of two artistic forces: the Apollonian, linked with dream, form, and clear images, and the Dionysian, linked with intoxication, music, and the dissolution of the individual. Nietzsche argues that tragedy declined under the rational optimism of Socrates and Euripides, and he looks to Wagner's music drama for its rebirth. This is William A. Haussmann's translation (1910), the first volume of the Oscar Levy English edition, with a biographical introduction, the later Attempt at Self-Criticism, and the foreword to Wagner.
The Birth of Tragedy
Friedrich Nietzsche · English
The Birth of Tragedy, published in 1872, was Friedrich Nietzsche's first book, written while he was professor of classical philology at Basel.
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Pagera Editor's Note
The Birth of Tragedy, published in 1872, was Friedrich Nietzsche's first book, written while he was professor of classical philology at Basel. It explains Greek tragedy as the union of two artistic forces: the Apollonian, linked with dream, form, and clear images, and the Dionysian, linked with intoxication, music, and the dissolution of the individual. Nietzsche argues that tragedy declined under the rational optimism of Socrates and Euripides, and he looks to Wagner's music drama for its rebirth. This is William A. Haussmann's translation (1910), the first volume of the Oscar Levy English edition, with a biographical introduction, the later Attempt at Self-Criticism, and the foreword to Wagner.
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