The Birth of Tragedy
and The Case of Wagner
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Author
Contributions
- Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900. - Contributor
Publication
1967 - Vintage Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Translation of: Die Geburt der Tragödie
Word Count
55,750 words, Guess
Page Count
223 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780394703695
- ISBN-100394703693
- LibraryThing25264
- Library of Congress Control Number67011589
- OCLC Control Number311664
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780394703695
- Open LibraryOL14412203M
Classifications
- LCCB3313.G42E55 1967
- LCCB3313.G42 E55 1967
- LCCB3313.G42 E55
Alternate Titles
- Case of Wagner.
Description
A compelling argument for the necessity for art in life, Nietzsche's first book is fuelled by his enthusiasms for Greek tragedy, for the philosophy of Schopenhauer and for the music of Wagner, to whom this work was dedicated. Nietzsche outlined a distinction between its two central forces: 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 and in literary criticism.
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