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The Birth of Tragedy Author: Friedrich Nietzsche

ISBN: 9780140433395 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 160 Published: 1 July 1993 Country of Publication: GB Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.9 x 0.9 Description: 'Let us turn our eyes to the highest spheres of the world that flows around us'

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.

Shaun Whiteside's translation is accompanied by an introduction by Michael Tanner, which illuminates Nietzsche's central arguments. This edition also includes suggestions for further reading and notes.

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