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As I look at it today my treatise
strikes me as quite impossible.
It is poorly written, heavy handed, embarrassing.
The imagery is both frantic and confused.
In spots it is saccharine to the point of effeminacy;
the tempo is erratic; it lacks logical nicety
and is so sure of its message that it dispenses
with any kind of proof.
Worse than that, it suspects
the very notion of proof
...
Preface to
THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY
...
There is no criticism more valid than self-criticism.
But Birth of Tragedy should be required reading
for anyone with a pure and serious interest
in philosophy, art, and history:
in philosophy, art, and history:
A category of people that naturally
excludes this blogger.
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Footnote
Two more quotes from Mr. Nietzsche are here.
He is the author of Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None.
Two more quotes from Mr. Nietzsche are here.
He is the author of Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None.
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