Top of Form Friedrich Nietzsche The Birth of Tragedy An Attempt at Self-Criticism [Note that this first section of the Birth of Tragedy was added to the book many years after it first appeared‚ as the text makes clear. Nietzsche wrote this "Attempt at Self-Criticism" in 1886. The original text‚ written in 1870-71‚ begins with the Preface to Richard Wagner‚ the second major section] Whatever might have been be the basis for this dubious book‚ it must have been
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Nietzsche has an answer to that‚ and many more. This essay utilizes the ideas theorized in Nietzsche’s‚ Birth of Tragedy‚ by examining the Disney film Hercules. By applying Nietzsche’s theoretical lens to Hercules‚ we are able to identify Apollonian and Dionysian aspects of art‚ as well as recognize how Nietzsche’s ideas were well before his time in terms that in in the present his ideas still set the framework for what life is like and why it is important to appreciate art. Nietzsche believes that
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Maggie Smith is a 21st century American poet and author. She received a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University and a MFA from Ohio State University. Besides being the author of Good Bones (Tupelo Press‚ 2017)‚ her other works were‚ The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison (Press‚ 2015)‚ and‚ “Lamp the Body (Red Hen Press‚ 2015). She has accumulated numerous writing awards‚ and has been a freelance writer‚ teacher and editor. She resides in Bexley‚ a suburb of Columbus‚ Ohio. (“Extending Bio”) Good Bones
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The Apollonian dreamworld is known as pure and beautiful filled with light and cognition. These elements are those of the greek god Apollo‚ god of the Apollonian dreamworld. Apollo is the “god of sun and light who reveals himself in radiance” with “beauty [as] his element […] [and the] dreamworld [as] his domain” (Nietzsche‚ 30). This god’s influence is what created this world of pure beauty and art. This stable and permanent environment of dreams and pleasure is what deviates from reality. In this
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The Representations of Dionysian World In Bacchae and Art Dionysus was the son of Zeus‚ the king of the gods‚ and Semele‚ the daughter of King Cadmus of Thebes‚ and he was the last god that became an Olympian. Dionysus had an unusual birth which caused him to have some problems about fitting into the Olympian Pantheon. In fact‚ the problem lies behind the mortality of Dionysus’s mother‚ Semele. According to the mythology‚ when Hera discovered the relationship between Zeus and Semele
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Nietzsche and the Apollonian/ Dionysian Aspects of the World Amongst the numerous great gods of the Greek mythology were two outstanding antagonists; Apollo and Dionysus. Just as any other divinity‚ these were studied and compared by many. This subject being centered on the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche‚ Mark Anderson’ in his journal said Nietzsche described them as “artistic energies which burst forth from nature herself” (Anderson‚ p.20)‚ whereas Apollonian energy is being
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concept of the Apollonian personality is that these persons’ main mode of functioning is by reason‚ whereas the Dionysian personality functions by intuition. In Camus’ The Stranger‚ Mersault’s personality can be seen as Dionysian (reasons will be discussed later)‚ but his main attitude towards society is quite Apollonian. This leads to the statement that the Dionysian personality of Mersault is restrained by society‚ making him seem or behave in an Apollonian style. The term Apollonian was first used
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these two groups as Apollonian and daemonic. Daemonic figures act on their impulses without thinking about the consequences. Controlled by their emotions‚ Daemonic characters live in disorder and chaos‚ since emotions have no stability. As Paglia points out that‚ "Love and hate are both equally daemonic because they are orderless‚ uncontrollable‚ and irrational" (1990:1). They cannot control their emotions and act on them causing extreme joy and extreme suffering. "The Apollonian is society’s attempt
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Throughout literature‚ characters have allowed their head to overrule their heart‚ while others let their heart shine above their logic. These two mindsets can be described as Apollonian and Daemonic. As described by Paglia‚ Apollonian characteristics include the need to control nature ’s chaos‚ explain tragedy‚ keep to the order of things‚ and stress the importance of status. Daemonic characteristics entail embracing chaotic and unreasonable emotion‚ such as love and hate. Emily Brontë ’s‚ Wuthering
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Religious behaviors developed to what they are today beginning in the pre-historic times of the Paleolithic‚ Mesolithic‚ and the Neolithic. There is evidence of these behaviors in the archaeological artifacts as well as mythological evidence. Religious behaviors evolved as humans evolved. Religious beliefs changed too. In the Paleolithic we learn that people were very spiritual; everything was treated as a spiritual act. They approached everything ritualistically and their behaviors were in response
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