A Companion to the Works of Hermann Hesse
A Companion to the Works of Hermann Hesse (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture) Ingo Cornils (Editor)
Publisher: Camden House
ISBN: 1571133305
DDC: 830
Edition: Hardcover; 2009-11-30
Summary:
Today, forty years after Timothy Leary's suggestion that hippies read
Hermann Hesse while "turning on," Hesse is once again receiving
attention: faced with ubiquitous materialism, war, and ecological
disaster, we discover that these problems have found universal
expression in the works of this master storyteller. Hesse explores
perennial themes, from the simple to the transcendental. Because he
knows of the awkwardness of adolescence and the pressures exerted on
us to conform, his books hold special appeal for young readers and
are taught widely. Yet he is equally relevant for older readers,
writing about the torment of a psyche in despair, or our fear of the
unknown. All these experiences are explored from the perspective of
the individual self, for Hesse the repository of the divine and the
sole entity to which we are accountable. This volume of new essays
sheds light on his major works, including Siddhartha, Der
Steppenwolf, and Das Glasperlenspiel, as well as Rohalde, Klingsors
letzter Sommer, Klein und Wagner, and the poetry. Another six essays
explore Hesse's interest in psychoanalysis, music, and eastern
philosophy, the development of his political views, the influence of
his painting on his writing, and the relationship between Hesse and
Goethe. Contributors: Jefford Vahlbusch, Osman Durrani, Andreas
Solbach, Ralph Freedman, Adrian Hsia, Stefan Höppner, Martin Swales,
Frederick Lubich, Paul Bishop, Olaf Berwald, Kamakshi Murti, Marco
Schickling, Volker Michels, Godela Weiss-Sussex, Christian Schneider,
Hans-Joachim Hahn. Ingo Cornils is Senior Lecturer in German at the
University of Leeds, UK.
A Companion to the Works of Alfred Döblin
(Roland Dollinger (Editor), Wulf Koepke (Editor), Heidi Thomann Tewarson (Editor); ISBN: 1571131248;
Hardcover; 2003-11-14; 100% match)
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