Die Geburt der Tragodie : Aus dem Geiste der Musik
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
ISBN-10
1108015425
ISBN-13
9781108015424
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 31st, 2010
Print length
152 Pages
Weight
210 grams
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21.60 x 14.30 x 1.00 cms
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Literary studies: ancient, classical and medievalLiterary studies: classical, early & medieval
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Die Geburt der Tragödie (1872) is one of the most important philosophical texts of the modern period. Nietzsche traces the origins of Greek tragedy in the encounter between the Dionysian and the Apollonian, and suggests that the music of Richard Wagner has a power to overcome this dichotomy.
Die Geburt der Tragödie (1872) is one of the most important philosophical texts of the modern period. Nietzsche describes how Greek tragedy was born out of the encounter between the Dionysian and the Apollonian and represents a culture in which a balance between the two was achieved. The Dionysian plunged Greek culture into chaos and despair but also paved the way for the regenerative power of Apollonian clarity and rationality. It is this model that Nietzsche employs to understand both the decline of modern culture and the possible rebirth of this culture. In genuine tragic art, the Dionysian and Apollonian elements are completely entwined. In the music of Richard Wagner, to whom the work is dedicated, Nietzsche sees a redemptive power that can overcome the intellectual dichtonomy between the Dionysian and the Apollonian that characterises modern society.
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