To illustrate one of his points, the author of this philosophical work tells of the time King Midas asked Silenus what was best for man, only to be told it was best to not be at all.
To illustrate one of his points, the author of this philosophical work tells of the time King Midas asked Silenus what was best for man, only to be told it was best to not be at all. Often preceded by the author's "Attempt at Self-Criticism", this work consists of a forward and 25 chapters. Holding that music is the highest art since it expresses the "world will", the author then accuses Euripides of murdering art by destroying the balance between the Apollonian and Dionysian in Greek drama. FTP, what is this early work by Friedrich Nietzsche?
To illustrate one of his points, the author of this philosophical work tells of the time King Midas asked Silenus what was best for man, only to be told it was best to not be at all.
The Birth of Tragedy From the Spirit of Music, or Hellenism and Pessimism