The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche : 9781594625855

The Birth of Tragedy, first Nietzsche's books. It was republished in 1886 as The Birth of Tragedy, Or: Hellenism and Pessimism. An Attempt at Self-Criticism, wherein Nietzsche commented on this very early work. In this book Nietzsche characterizes the conflict between two distinct tendencies - the Apollonian and Dionysian. Nietzsche describes in this book how from Socrates onward the Apollonian had dominated Western thought, and raises German Romanticism as a possible reintroduction of the Dionysian to the salvation of European culture...

Author: Nietzsche Friedrich

Publisher: Book Jungle

Publication Date: Apr 03, 2007

Number of Pages: 236 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1594625859

ISBN-13: 9781594625855