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Birth of Tragedy #1: Attempt At Self-Criticism/Preface to Wagner

The Nietzsche Podcast

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What Is Dionysian?

In the preface, nicha says what is dionysian? This book contains an answer. One who knows is talking the initiate and disciple of his god. And so thats really what this next part is about. But he goes on to say, now i should perhaps speak more cautiously and less quently, bout such a difficult psychological question as concerning the origin of tragedy among the greeks. The question is whether his ever stronger craving for beauty was rooted in some de ency, privation, melancholy pain.

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