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Coup de coeur
(Philosophy), by Lochy
If youre looking for somewhere to start with Nietzsche, this is the perfect place to dive in. The Birth of Tragedy is his first work and it exploded upon publication. This seminal approach to Hellenism outraged contemporary classicists, infusing new energy into a stagnant discipline. Nietzsche reexamines the aesthetics of ancient Greek tragedy to shatter tradition, from which a darker, more chaotic energy surges. So here lies the origin of the famous Apollisian/ Dionysian dichotomy, the two inverse metaphysical forces that drive art, culture, and existence itself. This is a strong dose of Nietzschean vitality, and you might get hooked.
The first book by the author of the classic philosophical text Beyond Good and Evil.
The youthful faults of this work were exposed by the author himself 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 analyzed themes developed in the twentieth century by classicists, existentialists, psychoanalysts, and others.
The youthful faults of this work were exposed by the author himself 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 analyzed themes developed in the twentieth century by classicists, existentialists, psychoanalysts, and others.
Translated by Shaun Whiteside
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Binding: Paperback
Publication date: 27 May 1993
Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 8 mm
ISBN: 9780140433395
