O nascimento da tragédia grega através das manifestações dionisíacas na dança e no canto

The Birth of Tragedy presents Friedrich Nietzsche’s perspective on Greek tragedy, which is distinguished by the union of two artistic expressions: music and word. Lyricism and feeling are elements that belong to the formation of the dithyrambic chorus, as an essential part of tragic performances. According to Nietzsche, modern opera would be a failed attempt to imitate the dithyrambic chorus, breaking with the unconscious process of Greek tragedy. This rupture occurs through the separation between music and word, as Nietzsche also seeks to demonstrate in the texts of his lectures The Greek Music Drama and The Dionysian Vision of the World.