Nietzsche on Tragedy

This collection of Nietzsche’s writings describes his views on the origin and the development of the Greek tragedy. He depicts Greek tragedy as the result of a fusion of Apollonian and Dionysian elements. In these essays he uses the Greek models to understand the state of modern culture both its decline and its possible rebirth. Nietzsche uses elements from Greek tragedy to illustrate ways to combat the pessimism of Schopenhauer Socrates Christ and others. The works included in this collection are - 'The Birth of Tragedy' 'Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks' and 'The Problem of Socrates'.Regarded as one of the most profound German philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) is popularly considered a cultural critic and philologist whose work exerted a scholarly influence on modern intellectual history. His intellectual works focus on widespread themes such as religion morality philosophy and science. Prominent elements of his philosophy include his radical critique of truth a genealogical criticism of religion and Christian morality. His body of work touched a wide range of topics including art philology history music tragedy and culture most of which drew inspiration from Greek tragedy.