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Nietzsches early work On the relationship of Tragedy put forth the Apollonian and Dionysian concepts. Within the work, the German philologue and philosopher states The effect aroused by the Dionysian also seemed Titanic and noncivilized to the Apollonian Greek while he was at the same time otiose 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 square existence, with all its beauty and moderation rested on a mysterious substratum of suffering and knowledge, which was once again revealed to him by the Dionysian. He so strongly concludes, And look Apollo was unable to live without DionysusNietzsche terms the Dionysian as Titanic to indicate his concepts immensity. This vastness is similar to the vastness of Schopenhauers ocean imagery that describes how the earlier philosopher felt about instinct unconstrained by ego. If an Apollonian Gr eek 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 overtaken by an ecstatic ocean. The word Titanic implies an enormity unable to be controlled. In this sense, the feeling of vastness can present itself as the antithesis to the Apollonian ideal of coordinate and thus prove overwhelming. So overwhelming, that one may be destroyed.This is where the rendering barbaric comes into the picture. Nietzsche goes to great lengths to define what he terms the Dionysian uncivilized 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 concerned 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 blu nter in his Nachlass when he states there 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 sense and instinct over cold rationality and reason. Birth of Tragedy, offers an extended defense team of the Dionysian worldview and, with all of its flaws, was a work with which Nietzsche was finally able to com