The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche

The Birth of Tragedy

Friedrich Nietzsche with Douglas Smith (Translator)

173 pages first pub 1871 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced

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In The Birth of Tragedy Nietzsche expounds on the origins of Greek tragedy and its relevance to the German culture of its time. He declares it to be the expression of a culture which has achieved a delicate but powerful balance between Dionysian i...

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reflective 78%
challenging 75%
informative 71%
inspiring 28%
relaxing 9%
dark 3%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 3%

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medium 36%

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