The Birth Of Tragedy

Author: Nietzsche, Friedrich

Brand: Penguin

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Revised ed.

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 160

Release Date: 01-01-1994

model number: 1660392

Part Number: 1660392

Details: Nietzsche's first published book, The Birth of Tragedy is a compelling argument for the necessity of art in lifeThis landmark work of criticism is fuelled by Nietzsche's enthusiasms for Greek tragedy, the philosophy of Schopenhauer and the music of Wagner, to whom the book was dedicated. Nietzsche outlined a distinction between two central forces in art: the Apolline, representing beauty and order, and the Dionysiac, a primal or ecstatic reaction to the sublime. He believed the combination of these states produced the highest forms of music and tragic drama, which not only reveal the truth about suffering in life, but also provide a consolation for it. Impassioned and exhilarating in its conviction, The Birth of Tragedy has become a key text in European culture.Translated by Shaun WhitesideEdited by Michael Tanner

EAN: 9780140433395

Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.0 x 0.7 inches

Languages: English, German