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The Birth of Tragedy Author: Nietzsche Publisher: Taiwan Strait Publishing House
The Birth of Tragedy Author: Nietzsche Publisher: Taiwan Strait Publishing House
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Introduction · · · · · ·
In the book, Nietzsche created the two important concepts of "Apollonian spirit" and "Dionysian spirit", and used them as a starting point to reinterpret ancient Greek culture with a unique perspective and wise language, and then explored the origin, nature, function and even the meaning of life of art. Nietzsche believed that Greek tragedy came from two natural artistic tendencies in Greece, namely the Apollonian spirit and the Dionysian spirit. Apollo is the sun god, representing a kind of quiet beauty, a spirit of observing the world with calmness and reason; Dionysian spirit is the god of wine, representing the vitality of life. At first, the two tendencies developed separately, and later they were combined, and Greek tragedy was born. Nietzsche believed that since Socrates, the tragic spirit of Greece had been strangled by Socrates' reason, but Nietzsche predicted that the "Dionysian spirit" would reappear and a new era of tragedy would come.
About the Author · · · · · ·
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, German philosopher and poet.
Born on October 15, 1844 in a rural pastor's family in the Prussian town of Rocken.
In 1849, Nietzsche's father passed away, and then his 2-year-old brother died. This shaped his melancholy and introverted personality. Nietzsche grew up in a completely feminine family.
In February 1869, Nietzsche, who was only 25 years old, was hired as a professor of classical linguistics at the University of Basel in Switzerland.
In 1872, he published his first monograph, The Birth of Tragedy, which attracted enthusiastic applause but also faced much criticism.
Nietzsche later wrote "Untimely Thoughts", "Human, All Too Human", "The Joyful Knowledge", "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", "The Twilight of the Idols", and "Eye! This Man".
He expresses his unique insights into religion, morality, culture, philosophy and science in a bold, unrestrained and direct style.
He was one of the greatest philosophers in Western philosophy in the 19th century, and his philosophical thoughts had a crucial influence on the subsequent development of philosophy.
