A Table of Comparison Between the Apollonian and the Dionysian
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Apollonian | Dionysian | |
Representive Divinity |
Apollo: god of sun, prophocy, healing | Dionysus: god of wine |
Cultural Prototype | Classicism | Romanticism |
Quality | Sunny, serene | Stormy, turbulent |
Rational, disciplined | Irrational, undisciplined |
Suggested literary references about this comparision:
Nitzsche, The Birth of Tragedy: "Apollonian vs Dionysian"
Mathew Arnold, The Social History of Art, " Hellenism vs Hebraism"
Shiller: "the naive vs the sentimental"