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Nietzsches early work On the Birth of Tragedy put forth the Apollonian and Dionysian concepts. indoors the work, the German philologist and philosopher states The effect aroused by the Dionysian also seemed Titanic and barbaric to the Apollonian Greek while he was at the same meter unable to conceal from himself the fact that he was inwardly related to those fallen Titans and heroes. Nietzsche goes on further Indeed, he was obliged to sense something even greater than this his integral existence, with all its beauty and moderation rested on a hidden substratum of suffering and knowledge, which was once again revealed to him by the Dionysian. He then potently concludes, And look Apollo was unable to live without DionysusNietzsche name the Dionysian as Titanic to indicate his concepts vastness. This vastness is similar to the vastness of Schopenhauers nautical imagery that describes how the earlier philosopher felt about consciousness unconstrained by ego. If an Apollonian Greek were to break his ego, or what Nietzsche would term his shell, he creates the possibility of experiencing the pleasure offered by the Dionysian element. He allows himself to be everyplacetaken by an ecstatic ocean. The word Titanic implies an enormity unable to be controlled. In this sense, the feeling of vastness can correspond itself as the antithesis to the Apollonian ideal of structure and thus prove overwhelming. So overwhelming, that one may be destroyed.This is where the description barbaric comes into the picture. Nietzsche goes to great lengths to define what he terms the Dionysian barbarian and which he separates from the Dionysian Greeks. In this passage he expounds upon the traditional Dionysian festivals which occurred in all c... ... about accurately portraying facts. Rather, Nietzsche is provoke in affective interpretations. There is also a possibility he had not reexamined the pros of On the Birth of Tragedy until he wrote Ecce Homo. What is more, Nietzsche is b lunter in his Nachlass when he states on that point are no facts, only interpretations.Additionally, some insight can be provided based upon the very nature of Ecce Homo, in which Nietzsche puts himself on trial, ironically in Socratic fashion, and defends his lifes work chapter by chapter. Nietzsche is ultimately interested here in providing a definitive rationale for his philosophy, which celebrates the Dionysian worldview of emotion and instinct over cold rationality and reason. Birth of Tragedy, offers an extended defense of the Dionysian worldview and, with all of its flaws, was a work with which Nietzsche was finally able to com