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Nietzsche: The Birth of Tragedy and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) (edit title)

Friedrich Nietzsche (?) (edit contributors)

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The Birth of Tragedy is one of the seminal philosophical works of the modern period. The theories developed in this relatively short text have had a profound influence on the philosophy, literature, music and politics of the twentieth century. This edition presents a new translation by Ronald... read more

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Whatever underlies this questionable book, it must be a most stimulating and supremely important question and, furthermore, a profoundly personal one - as is attested by the times in which it was written, and in spite of which it was written, the turbulent period of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1.
 

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