Episode 119: Nietzsche on Tragedy and the Psychology of Art
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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The Dionysian Chorus
Bnitia sees tragedy as sort of arising out of the dithram or basically a chorus. So originaly a, it's just people coming together to sing, and then the acting element gets addid on later. And what i read that as saying is that the dionysian bears the same relation to the apollonian as wild nature does to civilization. The state and society give way to an overwhelming feeling of unity leading back to the very heart of nature, the metaphysical comfort.
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