The Birth of Tragedy

Resumen del libro

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.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p x{0026}lt;strong FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE x{0026}lt;/strong (1844-1900) uno de los pensadores más influyentes de la cultura occidental y uno de los responsables de que la filosofía tradicional quedara atrás. Filólogo clásico de formación dio una vuelta de tuerca a la filosofía con propuestas radicales. Obras como x{0026}lt;em El nacimiento de la tragediax{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em Así habló Zaratustrax{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em Más allá del Bien y del Malx{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em El crepúsculo de los ídolosx{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em Ecce Homox{0026}lt;/em o x{0026}lt;em El Anticristox{0026}lt;/em han dejado una huella indeleble en nuestra forma de pensar. x{0026}lt;/p