The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche

The Birth of Tragedy

Friedrich Nietzsche with William A. Haussmann (Translator)

160 pages first pub 1871 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Argues the importance of the tension between what the author called Apollonian and Dionysian forces. In this title, the author boldly combines aesthetics and psychology in a creative meditation on the sources of artistic inspiration. It also addre...

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Moods

reflective 78%
challenging 75%
informative 66%
inspiring 30%
relaxing 9%
adventurous 3%
dark 3%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 3%

Pace

slow 65%
medium 34%

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