The Birth of Tragedy

Synopsis

'yes, what is dionysian? - this book provides an answer - "a man who knows" speaks in it, the initiate and disciple of his god. 'the birth of tragedy (1872) is a book about the origins of greek tragedy and its relevance to the german culture of its time. For nietzsche, greek tragedy is the expression of a culture which has achieved a delicate but powerful balance between dionysian insight into the chaos and suffering which underlies all existence and the discipline and clarity of rational apollonian form.