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Dionysian

Apollonian, of, relating to, or resembling the god Apollo. Friedrich Nietzsche used the term in his book The Birth of Tragedy to describe one of the two opposing tendencies or elements in Greek tragedy. According to Nietzsche, the Apollonian attributes are reason, culture, harmony, and restraint. These are opposed to the Dionysian characteristics of excess, irrationality, lack of discipline, and unbridled passion. The Apollonian and Dionysian coalesce to create the tragic story, with the Apollonian tendency represented by the dialogue and the Dionysian by the dithyrambic choruses. The drama’s exhibition of the phenomena of suffering individuals (Apollonian elements) forces upon ...(100 of 148 words)

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