Description: The first comprehensive study of Nietzsche's earliest book, The Birth of Tragedy (1872), this important volume by M. S. Silk and J. P. Stern examines the work in detail: its place in Nietzsche's philosophical career; its value as an account of ancient Greek culture; its place in the history of German ideas, and its value as a theory of tragedy and music. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Lesley Chamberlain, illuminating its enduring importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this accessible study has been revived for a new generation of readers.
Brief description: M. S. Silk is Professor of Classical and Comparative Literature at King's College London. His research interests include tragedy and comedy in theory and practice, Greek poetry and drama, and both ancient and modern literary theory.
Review Quotes: ?The appearance of the most detailed study of The Birth of Tragedy yet published, the joint work of the Germanist and authority on Nietzsche and a classical scholar known for his interest in literary theory, is a notable event in Nietzschean studies ? The authors are familiar with the very great quantity of literature, both primary and secondary, that is relevant, and their critical analysis throws light on almost every corner of the complicated subject.? Hugh Lloyd-Jones, The Times Literary Supplement