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 : Courier Corporation
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 45,13 MB
Release : 1995-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0486285154
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
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 30,19 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0385092105
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 :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 11,29 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Philosophy, German
ISBN :
Author : Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 39,72 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780192832924
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
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 11,19 MB
Release : 2023-03-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1961022028
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 : Modern Library
Page : 898 pages
File Size : 28,93 MB
Release : 2009-08-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0307417697
Introduction by Peter Gay Translated and edited by Walter Kaufmann Commentary by Martin Heidegger, Albert Camus, and Gilles Deleuze One hundred years after his death, Friedrich Nietzsche remains the most influential philosopher of the modern era. Basic Writings of Nietzsche gathers the complete texts of five of Nietzsche’s most important works, from his first book to his last: The Birth of Tragedy, Beyond Good and Evil, On the Genealogy of Morals, The Case of Wagner, and Ecce Homo. Edited and translated by the great Nietzsche scholar Walter Kaufmann, this volume also features seventy-five aphorisms, selections from Nietzsche’s correspondence, and variants from drafts for Ecce Homo. It is a definitive guide to the full range of Nietzsche’s thought. Includes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide
Author : Friedrich Nietzsche
Publisher : The Floating Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 21,26 MB
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1776673174
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 : Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Publisher :
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 28,8 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Ethics
ISBN :
Author : Friedrich Nietzsche
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 21,32 MB
Release : 2003-11-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0141935073
Nietzsche's first published book, The Birth of Tragedy is a compelling argument for the necessity of art in life This landmark work of criticism is fuelled by Nietzsche's enthusiasms for Greek tragedy, the philosophy of Schopenhauer and the music of Wagner, to whom the book was dedicated. Nietzsche outlined a distinction between two central forces in art: 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. Translated by Shaun Whiteside Edited by Michael Tanner
Author : Friedrich Nietzsche
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 29,25 MB
Release : 2010-05-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 030743298X
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.