Oxford World's Classics The Birth of Tragedy, (Paperback)

from slumberjack

I was a bit amazed at how much I did not love this book. I had heard much about The Birth of Tragedy, all in such glowing terms, that I felt I was missing a lot by not having read it. Turns out, I wasn't missing as much as I thought. The basic thesis behind The Birth of Tragedy is, to me, unconvi...

from Becky221

This a review for the online version at solargeneral.com Hmmm..... a difficult read to be sure. The book consists of Nietzsche's philosophical meanderings without converging on a point. I liked the contrast between the Apollonian idea of art and the idealized individual versus the Dionysian feeli...

from Pandaros

This the book which ruined Nietzsche's career as a classical philologist. He had been appointed to the Chair of Greek at Basle University aged just 24 (the youngest ever Professor in Classics) and was full of all the impetuousness that youth provides. This book is a product of it, and in reading ...

from michaelbartley

I like a lot of nietzsche said, but I thought his writing was too complex, too flowerly. Nietzsche later said that was his poorest writing. His later work was more direct.

from madepercy

It is not without significant trepidation that I approach this otherwise short work. The cover blurb tells me this is a "challenging work". Never truer words written. I was comfortable with the basic premise of Nietzsche's later work (written after 1888) - I understand this book represents the st...