1. Resentment and the “Feminine” in Nietzsche’s Politico- Aesthetics Student Edition By Caroline Joan S. Picart Associate Professor of English Courtesy Associate Professor of Law

2. Pre-Zarathustran Nietzsche The Birth of Tragedy – 1872 Human, All Too Human I – 1878 Things to Think About Metaphors Feminine (Myth) vs. Woman (Reality) Modernity as sick

3. The Birth of Tragedy LIGHT LIGHT Apollo: God of _______ _____________________ ____________________ - beauty and illusion DARK DARK Dionysus: God of ______ _____________________ ____________________ - nature and instincts nature and instincts

4. Trick Question… How do two men have a baby?

5. Healthy Art: Raphael’s Transfiguration But all good things must come to an end…

6. Tragedy is Dead! Tragedy is killed by Socrates! Tragedy is killed by Socrates! Why is this so bad? Why is this so bad?  _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

7. Goals of The Birth : To show how the duality of human nature (light/dark, masculine/feminine) is important to… ________________________________ ________________________________ To salvage modernity by acting as a midwife for the rebirth of classical tragedy

8. Let’s Talk! What do you think the metaphor of the midwife means? What do you think the metaphor of the midwife means? (Hint: think in terms of “the birth” of Tragedy and the union of Apollo and Dionysus) Moving on….

9. Human, all too Human Written 1878 - Six years after The Birth Written 1878 - Six years after The Birth Reflects some CHANGES in Nietzsche’s philosophy Reflects some CHANGES in Nietzsche’s philosophy

10. Nietzsche’s Conclusions… Nietzsche’s Conclusions… The more positive and useful “feminine” exists only in myth. Replaced with the uneducated “woman” of reality The more positive and useful “feminine” exists only in myth. Replaced with the uneducated “woman” of reality Attempts to re- evaluate science and art in terms of Socrates Attempts to re- evaluate science and art in terms of Socrates

11. Did you get it? Why do you think this work was initially rejected when it was published? Why do you think this work was initially rejected when it was published? What do you think of Nietzsche’s views of Socrates? How does Socrates “sicken” healthy art in The Birth? What do you think of Nietzsche’s views of Socrates? How does Socrates “sicken” healthy art in The Birth? What do Nietzsche’s beliefs of feminine and woman mean to you? Is this concept just “crazy talk”? What do Nietzsche’s beliefs of feminine and woman mean to you? Is this concept just “crazy talk”?