The Birth of Tragedy

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche. (Translated by William Haussmann.) Read in English by Jim Locke In this famous early work of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, he investigates the artistic characteristics of Apollonian (reason) and Dionysian (passion) characteristics in Greek art, specifically in Greek tragedy as it evolved. Then he applies his conclusions about Greek tragedy to the state of modern art, especially modern German art and specifically to the operas of Richard Wagner. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (175MB)

Directors & creators

Friedrich Nietzsche

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;tragedy; greek art; apollonian dionysian

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