Nietzsche

The Birth of Tragedy and Other Writings

Friedrich Nietzsche, Raymond Geuss (University of Cambridge), Ronald Speirs (University of Birmingham)

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Cambridge University Press
21 June 1999

Philosophy; Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900; Philosophy: aesthetics

Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy

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.

By: Friedrich Nietzsche
Edited by: Raymond Geuss (University of Cambridge), Ronald Speirs (University of Birmingham)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 290mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 335g
ISBN: 9780521639873
ISBN 10: 0521639875
Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Pages: 203
Publication Date: 21 June 1999
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Nietzsche: The Birth of Tragedy and Other Writings

'The main purpose of the book was to challenge nineteenth-century idealisations of classical Greece: ancient tragedy at its greatest, Nietzsche argued, was animated not by orderliness and quite decorum but by an inebriated frenzy of music, dnace and rollicking enormity.' New Humanist