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The Birth of Tragedy: Out of the Spirit of Music (Paperback)
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The Birth of Tragedy: Out of the Spirit of Music (Paperback)

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Paperback 160 Pages / Published: 27/05/1993
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Synopsis
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.

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780140433395
Number of pages: 160
Weight: 123 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 9 mm

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