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The Birth of Tragedy

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4 out of 5
Based on 1,127 Ratings and 89 Reviews

Book Description
Philosopher's classic study declares that Greek tragedy achieved greatness through a fusion of elements of Apollonian restraint and control with Dionysian components of passion and the irrational. "A work of profound imaginative insight, which left the scholarship of a generation toiling in the rear." - British classicist F. M. Cornford.
Book Information
PublisherDover Publications
BindingPaperback (31 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages96
ISBN-100486285154
ISBN-13978-0486285153
Publication Date06/01/1995
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About Friedrich Nietzsche (Author) : Friedrich Nietzsche is a published author of children's books. A published credit of Friedrich Nietzsche is Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for None and All.
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About Clifton Fadiman (Translator) : Clifton Fadiman is a published author, compiler, and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Clifton Fadiman include Swinger of Birches: Poems of Robert Frost for Young People,... more
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