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In The Birth of Tragedy Nietzsche expounds on the origins of Greek tragedy and its relevance to the German culture of its time. He declares it to be 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 a return to these values, Nietzsche critiques the complacent rationalism of late nineteenth-century German culture and makes an impassioned plea for the regenerative potential of the music of Wagner. A wide ranging discussion of the nature of art, science, and religion, The Birth of Tragedy's argument raises important questions about the problematic nature of cultural origins which are still valid today.
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Keywords | Greek drama (Tragedy History and criticism Tragic, The Ethics Music Philosophy and aesthetics Aesthetics |
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Reprint years | 2000, 2008 |
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Call number | B3313.G42.E55 2000 |
ISBN(s) | 9780199540143 9780760780862 0199540144 0760780862 1983810088 1935238906 9780486285153 0486285154 1522054758 1843797275 1722707453 1420958259 116968436X 0192832921 0385092105 1161457607 625741105X 1523767081 7530219278 1094012629 1530376599 |
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