The Birth of Tragedy: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 27 original MP3 tracks, 6:22:48 running time and a link to listen.
The Birth of Tragedy, credited to Friedrich Nietzsche, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche. (Translated by William Haussmann.) Read in English by Jim Locke In this famous early work of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, he investigates the artistic characteristics of Apollonian (reason) and Dionysian (passion) characteristics in Greek art, specifically in Greek tragedy as it evolved. Then he applies his conclusions about Greek tragedy to the state of modern art, especially modern German art and specifically to the operas of Richard Wagner.
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Birth of Tragedy
- Author credits: Friedrich Nietzsche
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 27
- Listed recording duration: 6:22:48
Catalogue topics
- tragedy
- greek art
- apollonian dionysian
Opening tracks: first 24 of 27
- 01 - Introduction — 33:17
- 02 - Preface — 29:15
- 03 - Chapter 1 — 17:15
- 04 - Chapter 2 — 9:56
- 05 - Chapter 3 — 9:43
- 06 - Chapter 4 — 10:53
- 07 - Chapter 5 — 15:11
- 08 - Chapter 6 — 9:30
- 09 - Chapter 7 — 11:19
- 10 - Chapter 8 — 18:39
- 11 - Chapter 9 — 18:06
- 12 - Chapter 10 — 8:29
- 13 - Chapter 11 — 14:48
- 14 - Chapter 12 — 16:00
- 15 - Chapter 13 — 10:14
- 16 - Chapter 14 — 13:44
- 17 - Chapter 15 — 14:27
- 18 - Chapter 16 — 13:24
- 19 - Chapter 17 — 15:40
- 20 - Chapter 18 — 10:23
- 21 - Chapter 19 — 19:17
- 22 - Chapter 20 — 7:20
- 23 - Chapter 21 — 17:09
- 24 - Chapter 22 — 11:50
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