The Birth of Tragedy

1872 essay by Friedrich Nietzsche
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The Birth of Tragedy

Summary

The Birth of Tragedy is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (529 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Birth of Tragedy authored Friedrich Nietzsche[3].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's image is recorded as Friedrich Nietzsche - Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musk. Leipzig, E. W. Fritzsch, 1872 - title page.jpg[4].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's genre is recorded as dramatic theory[6].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's genre is recorded as philosophy[7].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's genre is recorded as essay[8].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's followed by is recorded as Untimely Meditations[9].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's GND ID is recorded as 4119962-5[10].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's OCLC number is recorded as 30702580[11].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11944836v[12].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's Commons category is recorded as The Birth of Tragedy[13].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's language of work or name is recorded as German[14].
  • +1872-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Birth of Tragedy[15].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's publication date is recorded as +1872-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01ct9v[17].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's Open Library ID is recorded as OL98152W[18].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's has edition or translation is recorded as Q108824157[19].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138507103[20].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's main subject is recorded as Greek tragedy[21].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 29428[22].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000344462[23].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/The-Birth-of-Tragedy[24].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musik'}[25].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's Project Gutenberg ebook ID is recorded as 7206[26].
  • The Birth of Tragedy's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as la-naissance-de-la-tragedie[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Birth of Tragedy authored Friedrich Nietzsche[3].

Why It Matters

The Birth of Tragedy ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (529 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Dion Fortune[30], a writer[31], 1890–1946[32], of United Kingdom[33], specialised in ceremonial magic[34].

FAQs

Who did The Birth of Tragedy influence?

The Birth of Tragedy has been cited as an influence by Dion Fortune[30].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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