1. Nietzsche’s Pre-Zarathustran Phase
Prepared by:
Zachary Hillman & Dr. Kay Picart
Student Edition
Edited By: Dr. Picart
Associate Professor of English
Courtesy Associate Professor of Law

2. Who Was Apollo and Dionysus and how do they fit into Nietzsche’s early Philosophy?

3. What does “attic tragedy” mean?

4. What is the myth of the Satyr?

5. How does Nietzsche view poetry as a whole?

6. What forces can you see at work in this piece by Raphael, The Transfiguration?

7. What are Nietzsche’s views on gender with regard to sacrilege?

8. Who is Faust?

9. What forces help form and keep intact the delicate balance of the Apollonian and Dionysian?

10. What role does gender play according to Nietzsche?