Nietzsche, Bayreuth and the Greeks' tragic age

This article deals with Richard Wagner's and Nietzsche's interpretations of the "tragic age" and the investigation they carried out in their works, regarding the link between posterity and Greek art. Using the relationship with Greece as a point of reference, the article also ana...

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Published in:Kriterion
Main Authors: Iracema Macedo, Paulo Pimenta Marques
Format: Article
Language:German
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2006-01-01
Subjects:
Wagner
Nietzsche
Grécia
Online Access:http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-512X2006000200012&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:This article deals with Richard Wagner's and Nietzsche's interpretations of the "tragic age" and the investigation they carried out in their works, regarding the link between posterity and Greek art. Using the relationship with Greece as a point of reference, the article also analyses the philosophic reasons for the friendship and subsequent theoretical rupture between Wagner and Nietzsche.
ISSN:0100-512X

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