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Published by Doubleday Anchor, USA. Translation by Francis Golffing, originally 1956.
Birth of Tragedy -
The Birth of Tragedy is Friedrich Nietzsche's first book, published in 1872, which explores the origins of Greek tragedy and contrasts the Apollonian (order, reason) and Dionysian (chaos, emotion) forces in art, advocating for a rebirth of tragic art to embrace the complexity of life and suffering, rather than modern rationalism.
The Genealogy of Morals
Nietzsche claimed that the purpose of The Genealogy of Morals was to call attention to his previous writings. But in fact the book does much more than that, elucidating and expanding on the cryptic aphorisms of Beyond Good and Evil and signalling a return to the essay form. In these three essays, Nietzsche considers the development of ideas of 'good' and 'evil'; explores notions of guilt and bad consience; and discusses ascetic ideals and the purpose of the philosopher. Together, they form a coherent and complex discussion of morality in a work that is more accessible than some of Nietzsche's previous writings.
