The Birth of Tragedy
1872 book by Friedrich Nietzsche / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Birth of Tragedy Out of the Spirit of Music (German: Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musik) is an 1872 work of dramatic theory by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. It was reissued in 1886 as The Birth of Tragedy, Or: Hellenism and Pessimism (German: Die Geburt der Tragödie, Oder: Griechentum und Pessimismus). The later edition contained a prefatory essay, "An Attempt at Self-Criticism", wherein Nietzsche commented on this earlier book.
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Author | Friedrich Nietzsche |
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Original title | Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musik |
Language | German |
Subjects | Athenian tragedy, the Apollonian/Dionysian opposition |
Publisher | E. W. Fritzsch |
Publication date | 1872 |
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Pages | 143 |
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