Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy': A Reader's GuideBloomsbury Academic, 2010 M05 20 - 196 pages This is an introduction to one of Nietzsche's most important works - a key text in nineteenth-century philosophy. Friedrich Nietzsche was arguably the most important and influential thinker of the nineteenth century. The Birth of Tragedy , his first published work, is a classic text that remains an essential read for those seeking to understand the development of Nietzsche's ideas. Indeed, it is difficult to make sense of Nietzsche as a philosopher and writer without a thorough understanding of The Birth of Tragedy , without doubt one of his most influential texts. Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy': A Reader's Guide offers a concise and accessible introduction to this hugely important and yet challenging work. Written specifically to meet the needs of students coming to Nietzsche for the first time, the book offers guidance on: philosophical and historical context; key themes; reading the text; reception and influence; and, further reading. Continuum Reader's Guides are clear, concise and accessible introductions to key texts in literature and philosophy. Each book explores the themes, context, criticism and influence of key works, providing a practical introduction to close reading, guiding students towards a thorough understanding of the text. They provide an essential, up-to-date resource, ideal for undergraduate students. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Overview of Themes | 9 |
The Drives at Work in PreSocratic | 45 |
Copyright | |
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Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy': A Reader's Guide Douglas Burnham,Martin Jesinghausen Limited preview - 2010 |
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Aeschylus aesthetic ancient ancient Greece anthropology Apolline Apolline and Dionysiac Apollo appearance Archilochus art-drives artistic beauty Bildung Birth of Tragedy Cambridge University Press century Chicago chorus classical commentary concept contemporary critical critique David Farrell Krell dialectical Dionysiac Dionysus discussion dissonance dithyrambic dream drives early essay ethical Euripides example existence expression forces Friedrich Nietzsche Genealogy German Goethe Greece Greek culture Greek tragedy Hegel Hölderlin human idea illusion individual influence insight instinct John Sallis Kant language later logical London lyric meaning metaphor metaphysical morality music drama nature Nietzsche's notion Oedipus opera original Oxford paragraph pessimism Peter André phenomenon philosophy Plato poet poetic poetry political Prometheus realization reference Richard Wagner Schiller Schopenhauer Schopenhauer's Section 16 semblance sense significance Socrates Sophocles spectator style symbolic term theory things tion Tragedy's tragic myth trans translation Tristan underlying understanding Ureine vision Wagner writing Zarathustra