The Birth of Tragedy (Dover Thrift Editions) ". Cornford "a work of profound imaginative insight, which left the scholarship of a generation toiling in the rear. Nevertheless, he found in these ancient works the life-affirming concept that existence is still beautiful, however grim an
| TITLE | : | The Birth of Tragedy (Dover Thrift Editions) |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.72 (466 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0486285154 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 96 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 1995-06-01 |
| GENRE | : |
Among the most influential philosophers of modern times, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) declared in this classic study that Greek tragedy achieved greatness through a fusion of elements of Apollonian restraint and control with Dionysian components of passion and the irrational. In Nietzsche's eyes, however, Greek tragedy had been destroyed by the rationalism and optimism of thinkers like Socrates. Nevertheless, he found in these ancient works the life-affirming concept that existence is still beautiful, however grim and depressing it may sometimes be. These and many other ideas are argued with passionate conviction in this challenging book, called by British classicist F. M. Cornford "a work of profound imaginative insight, which left the scholarship of a generation toiling in the rear."
EDITORIAL :
From the Inside Flap 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
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