Nietzsche and Ancient Greek, Oral Culture: A glimpse of his philosophy through the anachronistic lens of some 20th century classicists

In the 1920s, a brilliant scholar and classist named Milliam Parry made unique discovery. studying oral, epic poets in Balkans, discovered that Homer’s classic texts were obviously orally composed bear all of hallmarks such compositions. Parry, who passed away tragically at young age, was followed by host scholars argued much ancient Greek culture oral poetic nature shift towards written brought with it fundamental changes worldview. Oral involved circular notion temporality focused less on permanence, essentially becoming. Many these classicists have early writings “recorded” performative works therefore, likes Homer, Hesiod, Heraclitus products an tradition. By contrast, appreciation exactitude, valued permanence paved way for “Classical Metaphysics.” Friedrich Nietzsche, before he became philosopher, accomplished, philologist. Although Nietzsche wrote years Nietzsche’s interest ancients as attic tragedy reflects culture. writing after post-Darwinian, reorganization human knowledge did not just reject Metaphysics' ' Christanity. also philologist truly understood cultures his project greatly influenced this ancient, culture, even if describe fashion.