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The Birth of Tragedy
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Douglas. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
'Yes, what is Dionysian? - This book provides an answer - a man who knows speaks in it, the initiate and disciple of his god.' The Birth of Tragedy (1872) is a book about the origins of Greek tragedy and its relevance to the German culture of its time. For Nietzsche, Greek tragedy is the expression of a culture which has achieved a delicate but powerful balance between Dionysian insight into the chaos and suffering which underlies all existence and the discipline and clarity of rational Apollonian form. In order to promote ... Read more
'Yes, what is Dionysian? - This book provides an answer - a man who knows speaks in it, the initiate and disciple of his god.' The Birth of Tragedy (1872) is a book about the origins of Greek tragedy and its relevance to the German culture of its time. For Nietzsche, Greek tragedy is the expression of a culture which has achieved a delicate but powerful balance between Dionysian insight into the chaos and suffering which underlies all existence and the discipline and clarity of rational Apollonian form. In order to promote ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199540143
SKU
V9780199540143
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