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Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486285154 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 99
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Explores the origins of Greek tragedy and the elements through which it achieved greatness, which include the opposing characteristics of Dionysian irrationality and Apollonian restraint.
Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486285154 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 99
Book Description
Explores the origins of Greek tragedy and the elements through which it achieved greatness, which include the opposing characteristics of Dionysian irrationality and Apollonian restraint.
Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0385092105 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 299
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Skillful, sophisticated translations of two of Nietzsche's essential works about the conflict between the moral and aesthetic approaches to life, the impact of Christianity on human values, the meaning of science, the contrast between the Apollonian and Dionysian spirits, and other themes central to his thinking.
Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 9780192832924 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 228
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This new edition of Nietzsche's discussion of the nature of art, science, and religion, expounds on the origins of Greek tragedy and its relevance to the German culture of its time. The book's argument raises important questions about the problematic nature of cultural origins, which are still valid today.
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche Publisher: Weimar Press ISBN: 1961022028 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 86
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In "The Birth of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music," philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche explores the origins of Greek tragedy and its relationship with the human experience. Nietzsche argues that tragedy arises from the interplay between two fundamental forces: the Apollonian, representing order and rationality, and the Dionysian, symbolizing chaos and primordial instincts. By examining the tension between these forces, he reveals how tragedy embodies a balance of emotions and rationality, providing deep insights into the human condition. This groundbreaking work offers readers a unique perspective on the nature of art, culture, and the role of the artist in society.
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 0141935073 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 160
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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.
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 030743298X Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 239
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Two representative and important works in one volume by one of the greatest German philosophers. The Birth of Tragedy (1872) was Nietzsche's first book. Its youthful faults were exposed by Nietzsche in the brilliant "Attempt at a Self-Criticism" which he added to the new edition of 1886. But the book, whatever its excesses, remains one of the most relevant statements on tragedy ever penned. It exploded the conception of Greek culture that was prevalent down through the Victorian era, and it sounded themes developed in the twentieth century by classicists, existentialists, psychoanalysts, and others. The Case of Wagner (1888) was one Nietzsche's last books, and his wittiest. In attitude and style it is diametrically opposed to The Birth of Tragedy. Both works transcend their ostensible subjects and deal with art and culture, as well as the problems of the modern age generally. Each book in itself gives us an inadequate idea of its author; together, they furnish a striking image of Nietzsche's thought. The distinguished translations by Walter Kaufmann superbly reflect in English Nietzsche's idiom and the vitality of his style. Professor Kaufmann has also furnished running footnote commentaries, relevant passages from Nietzsche's correspondence, a bibliography, and, for the first time in any edition, an extensive index to each book.
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche Publisher: The Floating Press ISBN: 1776673174 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 172
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This classic work of creative criticism from German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche argues that ancient Greek drama represents the highest form of art ever produced. In the first section of the book, Nietzsche presents an in-depth analysis of Athenian tragedy and its many merits. In the second section, Nietzsche contrasts the refinement of classical tragedy with what he regards as the cultural wasteland of the nineteenth-century.
Author: David B. Allison Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 9780847689804 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 346
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In this long-awaited volume, David B. Allison argues for a 'generous' approach to Nietzsche's writings, and then provides comprehensive analyses of Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy, The Gay Science, On the Genealogy of Morals, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Unique among other books on Nietzsche, Allison's text includes individual chapters devoted to Nietzsche's principal works. Historically-oriented and continentally-informed, Allison's readings draw on French and German thinkers, such as Heidegger, Battaille, Derrida, Birault, and Deleuze, while the author explicitly resists the use of jargon that frequently characterizes those approaches. Reading the New Nietzsche is an outstanding resource for those reading Nietzsche for the first time as well as for those who wish to know him better.
Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
Author: David B. Allison