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The Birth of Tragedy Out of the Spirit of Music is a work of dramatic theory that was first published work by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche in 1872
. It was reissued in 1886 with the title The Birth of Tragedy, Or: Hellenism and Pessimism. In it, Nietzsche examines Ancient Greek tragedy as a reflection and affirmation of the human condition. Nietzsche makes it clear that he is discussing aesthetics on his own terms. He creates a new frame of reference for his readers to understand art and the artistic process, that is, the dualistic opposition between Apollo and Dionysus.Read the overall summary, the overall analysis, and explanations of important quotes from The Birth of Tragedy. Or, learn more by studying SparkNotes guides to other works by Friedrich Nietzsche.
