Binding: Paperback
Description: The Birth of Tragedy is one of the seminal philosophical works of the modern period. Nietzsche's discussion of the nature of culture of the conditions under which it can flourish and of those under which it will decline his analysis of the sources of discontent with the modern world his criticism of rationalism and of traditional morality his aesthetic theories and his conception of the Dionysiac have had a profound influence on the philosophy literature music and politics of the twentieth century. This edition presents a new translation by Ronald Speirs and an introduction by Raymond Geuss that sets the work in its historical and philosophical context. The volume also includes two essays on related topics that Nietzsche wrote during the same period and that throw further light on the themes treated in the main text.
Title: Nietzsche: The Birth Of Tragedy And Other Writings
Author(s): Nietzsche Friedrich, Ronald (University Of Birmingham) Speirs
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9780521639873
Pages: 204 Pages, Worked Examples Or Exercises
Publication Date: 4/22/1999
Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Category: Philosophy: Aesthetics