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A Chronology of Friedrich Nietzsche

THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY

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弗里德里希·尼采著史密斯编译的《悲剧的诞生》讲述了：In The Birth of Tragedy Nietzsche explores the origins of Greek tragedy andits relevance to the German culture of his time. For Nietzsche, Greek tragedyis the expression of a culture that has achieved a balance between Dionysianinsight into the chaos and suffering which underlies all existence, and thediscipline and clarity of rational Apollonian form.

希腊艺术历来引起美学家们的极大兴趣。在尼采之前，德国启蒙运动的代表人物均以人与自然、感情与理性的和谐来说明希腊艺术繁荣的原因。在弗里德里希·尼采著史密斯编译的《悲剧的诞生》中，尼采一反传统，认为希腊艺术的繁荣不是源于希腊人内心的和谐，而是源于他们内心的痛苦和冲突：因为过于看清人生的悲剧性质，所以产生日神和酒神两种艺术冲动，要用艺术来拯救人生。尼采的美学观影响了一大批作家、艺术家的人生观及其作品的思想内容。