It does not negate the Dionysian principle, rather it complements it. The Apollonian, on the other hand, advocates moderation, in every possible way. The Dionysian principle implies consuming life beyond any limits, enjoying it through drinking and physical love, celebrating life, at its fullest. The author interprets these two notions, which originated in Ancient Greece. Nietzsche, as a poetical nature, favors the first mentioned principle. In The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche discusses the two different forces of life, the Dionysian and Apollonian principles. You can read a lot more about music (especially Wagner), different vices, freedom, dignity, and the dialectics of war in Ecce homo. You have to pay for it since it requires dying several times during your life. Exceptional spirits of this kind have made their mark in the overall progress of humanity, they have become immortal in that sense, but Nietzsche warns us: In the second case, it would actually support the process of bringing that brilliance to the surface, and sharing it with others. Illness would not offer the same freedom to one who is dull, as it would to one who is brilliant. Of course, the character and the personality of the one who’s sick – was important. Instead, it gave me a gift, a gift of constraint, to lie still, to wait and to be patient. My illness gave me a right to completely change all of my habits, it even ordered me to forget about them. I did not lose my ability to be in a good mood then, on the contrary – I gained it, a lot. My disease was setting me free, slowly: it saved me from breaking, from every future violent and daring step I would take. It gives you time to contemplate, but it shortens your time in total, your life. In that sense, it gives you time, but at the same time – it steals time from you. It releases you from your everyday life, from your real work and duties. There is a strong connection between this state and genius. He explains the ambivalence of the notion of disease, since it destroys the body and pushes it faster towards death, but it also provokes the intellect, showing it higher spheres of the rational and forcing it to think outside of the box. The philosophy of illness is extremely important here, given the fact that this experience marked a great part of Nietzsche’s life. You will find a lot of details about the author’s life, his family, disease, and brilliance. It is an autobiography in small, it is intimate but wide open to anyone’s eye. This self-apotheosis can be considered even ironic, but it stands firmly in the philosopher’s arguments. It will seem as if you are enjoying a pleasant and enjoyable conversation with Nietzsche, and hearing his explanations of why he writes such good books, why he is so clever, and why he is fatality. Here, you will confront yourself with his ideas of what the core of human nature is, all in a light and approachable style. Nietzsche’s work Ecce homo must be one of the most humorous writings I’ve ever read, but with a very serious matter in the focus. We have prepared for you some of his main conclusions about various notions, which can be found in his posthumously published Ecce homo( read here), and also works such as The Birth of Tragedy ( read here) and the most famous Thus Spoke Zarathustra ( read here).
He offered many arguments for many personal perspectives, so you might not agree with him on many accounts, but you have to give him credit for the clarity with which he develops an argument and brings it to the point. Nietzsche was a genius, but also witty and understandable.