Crossings Nietzsche and the Space of Tragedy |
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| Author:
| Sallis, John |
| Series title: | Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-73436-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1991 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $163.95 |
Book Description:
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Boldly contesting recent scholarship, Sallis argues that
The Birth of Tragedy is a rethinking of art at the limit of metaphysics. His close reading focuses on the complexity of the Apollinian/Dionysian dyad and on the crossing of these basic art impulses in tragedy. "Sallis effectively calls into question some commonly accepted and simplistic ideas about Nietzsche's early thinking and its debt to Schopenhauer, and proposes...
More DescriptionBoldly contesting recent scholarship, Sallis argues that
The Birth of Tragedy is a rethinking of art at the
limit of metaphysics. His close reading focuses on the
complexity of the Apollinian/Dionysian dyad and on the
crossing of these basic art impulses in tragedy.
"Sallis effectively calls into question some commonly
accepted and simplistic ideas about Nietzsche's early
thinking and its debt to Schopenhauer, and proposes
alternatives that are worth considering."--Richard
Schacht, Times Literary Supplement