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Wilfrid Laurier University Press Veneration and Revolt: Hermann Hesse and Swabian
Book Synopsis One of the most widely read German authors in the world, Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. After his death, his novels enjoyed a revival of popularity, becoming a staple of popular religion and spirituality in Europe and North America. Veneration and Revolt: Hermann Hesse and Swabian Pietism is the first comprehensive study of the impact of German Pietism (the religion of Hesse's family and native Swabia) on Hesse's life and literature. Hesse's literature bears witness to a lifelong conversation with his religious heritage despite that in adolescence he rejected his family's expectation that he become a theologian, cleric, and missionary. Hesse's Pietist upbringing and broader Swabian heritage contributed to his moral and political views, his pacifism and internationalism, the confessional and autobiographical style of his literature, his romantic mysticism, his suspicion of bourgeois culture, his ecumenical outlook, and, in an era scarred by two world wars, his hopes for the future. Veneration and Revolt offers a unique perspective on the life and works of one of the twentieth century's most influential writers. Trade Review"The enormous commentary on Hesse rarely takes this Pietist context seriously, but according to Stephenson, it is impossible to understand Hesse without understanding Pietism.... Stephenson's argument is compelling and its implications are striking.... Clearly and engagingly written, thoroughly rooted in Hesse's work and the vast commentary on Hesse, Stephenson's book is a fine general introduction to Hesse, as well as a powerful argument about the roots of Hesse's art. An important contribution to Hesse studies, Veneration and Revolt also contributes significantly to the ongoing debate about the origins, meanings, and trajectories of modernity." -- Robert Weldon Whalen, Queens University of Charlotte -- German Studies Review, 34/3, 2011, 201111"Taking his title from Hesse, Barry Stephenson has given us the first thorough appreciation of the Nobel Prize--winner within the religious culture from which he emerged. Hesse's debt to pietism, against which he rebelled yet which he always venerated as his spiritual heritage, was long a commonplace. But no previous scholar approached the problematic topic with the requisite background in religious studies that informs this book. Beginning with the history of Pietism and its role in Swabia and German Romanticism, it moves through Hesse's life and oeuvre, exposing significant new dimensions from his early 'religion of art' to The Glass Bead Game. This major and highly readable contribution forces us to contemplate Hesse's novels in a wholly original and edifying light." -- Theodore Ziolkowski, Princeton University, author of Modes of Faith (2007), and Minos and the Moderns (2008) -- 200901Table of Contents Veneration and Revolt: Hermann Hesse and Swabian Pietism by Barry Stephenson Momani Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Hermann Hesse: The Missionary's Son Part I: Contexts Pietism: A First Glance The Swabian Mandarins The Maulbronn Affair Romantics and Pietists Part II: Setting Out Hesse's ""Religion of Art"" Peter Camenzind: Rejection of Aestheticism Beneath the Wheel: The Anti-School Novel Demian: Chiliastic Vision War, Church, and State Part III: Turning Back Siddhartha: Swabian Mysticism ""Breaking the Will"" Steppenwolf: ""The Hell of Myself"" Narcissus and Goldmund: Reconciliation Part IV: Coming Home The Journey to the East: Narrating a Life/History Joseph Knecht and The Glass Bead Game: Spiritual Heritage Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Penguin Books Ltd Demian
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHesse is not a traditional teller of tales but a novelist of ideas and a moralist of a high order...The autobiographical undercurrent gives Demian an Existentialist intensity and a depth of understanding that are rare in contemporary fiction. * Saturday Review *Beautifully written, it has a seriousness as compelling as as that of The Waste Land . . . the work of a major writer * Observer *One can neither date nor doubt the sincerity of the hero s search for satisfaction or the quality of the spirit that lies behind it -- Times Literary Supplement
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www.bnpublishing.com Demian
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Pushkin Press Demian
Book SynopsisEmil Sinclair is a troubled young outsider. But everything changes when he meets Max Demian, a mysterious and charismatic older student, who reveals the glittering possibilities that lie beyond conventional thinking and ordinary life. Under the intoxicating influence of his new mentor, Emil sets out on a journey of spiritual fulfilment, as he wrestles with the boundaries between illusion and truth, purity and corruption. Teeming with psychological insight, Demian is a profound and enduring exploration of adolescent awakening from Nobel Prize-winner Hermann Hesse.
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Qurate Books Pvt. Ltd Demian
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Penguin Publishing Group Demian
Book SynopsisA powerful new translation of Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse’s masterpiece of youthful rebellion—with a foreword and cover art by James FrancoA Penguin ClassicA young man awakens to selfhood and to a world of possibilities beyond the conventions of his upbringing in Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse’s beloved novel Demian. Emil Sinclair is a quiet boy drawn into a forbidden yet seductive realm of petty crime and defiance. His guide is his precocious, mysterious classmate Max Demian, who provokes in Emil a search for self-discovery and spiritual fulfillment. A brilliant psychological portrait, Demian is given new life in this translation, which together with James Franco’s personal and inspiring foreword will bring a new generation to Hesse’s widely influential coming-of-age novel.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With
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HarperCollins Demian
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Suhrkamp Verlag Demian
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Martino Fine Books Demian The Story of a Youth
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Alianza Editorial Demian historia de la juventud de Emil Sinclair
Book SynopsisEscrita tras las trágicas experiencias de la Gran Guerra, Demian es una de las obras más emblemáticas de Hermann Hesse (1877-1962). La novela ?en la que late la repulsa de la sociedad burguesa y masificada y el llamamiento a los elegidos (los que llevan en su frente el estigma de Caín) para conquistar la autenticidad y emprender la reconstrucción comunitaria de la humanidad? narra, como reza su subtítulo, la historia de la juventud de Emil Sinclair, quien, en ruptura con el mundo claro y seguro de su infancia, va a la busca de su personalidad y de su destino, sólo realizables en el mundo oscuro, incierto y amenazador de los adultos.
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Obstinacin
Book SynopsisA propósito de sus grandes novelas, " El lobo estepario " , " Bajo las ruedas " , " Demian y El juego de los abalorios " , todas ellas publicadas en Alianza Editorial, Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) señaló que " en el fondo son monólogos en los que una sola persona se contempla en su relación con el mundo y con el propio yo " . " Obstinación " ,artículo que da título a esta recopilación de sus escritos autobiográficos, es uno de los textos que más datos aporta sobre la personalidad del genial escritor: " El obstinado obedece a otra ley, a una sola, absolutamente sagrada, a la ley que lleva en sí mismo " . Este rechazo del espíritu gregario y la protesta contra la sociedad explican la profunda afinidad de la juventud con la sensibilidad de Hermann Hesse.
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Alianza Editorial Cuentos
Book SynopsisLa presente selección de cuentos de Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), reúne los más notables y destacados de entre los muchos que escribió a lo largo de su larga vida. El conjunto pone de relieve las líneas de fuerza de un universo narrativo articulado por los mismos temas y obsesiones presentes en sus grandes novelas, como " El lobo estepario " , " Demian " , " Bajo las ruedas " o " El juego de los abalorios " , todas ellas publicadas en esta misma colección, coloreado por una inconfundible sensibilidad estética y animado por los valores éticos y humanistas que caracterizan toda su obra.
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Alianza Editorial El ltimo verano de Klingsor
Book SynopsisEste maravilloso relato de Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) recrea los últimos meses de vida de Klingsor, un pintor expresionista bebedor y mujeriego retirado en un remoto pueblo suizo en el que, sumido en el cromatismo de la luz meridional, la vida simple y la comunión con la naturaleza, experimenta la pugna entre sus inclinaciones sensuales y su aspiración espiritual al tiempo que barrunta su próximo final. Escrito después de " Demian " y a poco de haber concluido la Primera Guerra Mundial, en " El último verano de Klingsor " (1920) Hesse levanta un trasunto de su propia situación en aquel momento: una encrucijada en que buena parte de su vida anterior ?la lucha por hacerse un nombre como escritor, el áspero conflicto con su familia, su primer matrimonio y sus frutos? había tocado fin o estaba a punto de hacerlo.
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Pushkin Press Siddhartha
Book Synopsis'A subtle distillation of wisdom, stylistic grace and symmetry of form' Sunday Times 'It's hard to think of a more recent novel that has sung so eloquently the joys of being alone' Guardian An inspirational classic from Nobel Prize-winner Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha is a beautiful tale of self-discovery Dissatisfied with the ways of life he has experienced, Siddhartha, the handsome son of a Brahmin, leaves his family and his friend, Govinda, in search of a higher state of being. Having experienced the myriad forms of existence, from immense wealth and luxury to the pleasures of sensual and paternal love, Siddhartha finally settles down beside a river, where a humble ferryman teaches him his most valuable lesson yet. Hermann Hesse's short, elegant novel, echoing the life of the Buddha, has been cherished by readers for decades as an unforgettable spiritual primer. A tender and unforgettable moral allegory, it is an undeniable classic of modern literature. Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe Translated by Hilda Rosner Hermann Hesse (1877-1963) is counted among the leading novelists and thinkers of the twentieth century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1946 for a body of literature renowned for its humanist, philosophical and spiritual insight. His most famous works include Siddhartha, Journey to the East, Demian, Steppenwolf, and Narcissus and Goldmund.Trade Review'A subtle distillation of wisdom, stylistic grace and symmetry of form' - Sunday Times'A writer of genius' - The Times''[It's] hard to think of a more recent novel that has sung so eloquently of the joys of being alone... beguiling' - Guardian'Its simple prose and rebellious character echoed the yearnings of a generation that was seeking a way out of conformity, materialism and outward power.... Siddhartha emerged as a symbol; the symbol of those who seek the truth' - Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist'This novel is an eternally unfolding lotus: as fresh as the day I first read from its leaves' - LitHub
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Penguin Books Ltd Steppenwolf
Book SynopsisA modernist work of profound wisdom that continues to enthral readers with its subtle blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, the Penguin Modern Classics edition of Hermann Hesse''s Steppenwolf is revised by Walter Sorell from the original translation by Basil Creighton.At first sight Harry Haller seems a respectable, educated man. In reality he is the Steppenwolf: wild, strange, alienated from society and repulsed by the modern age. But as he is drawn into a series of dreamlike and sometimes savage encounters - accompanied by, among others, Mozart, Goethe and the bewitching Hermione - the misanthropic Haller discovers a higher truth, and the possibility of happiness. This blistering portrayal of a man who feels himself to be half-human and half-wolf was the bible of the 1960s counterculture, capturing the mood of a disaffected generation, and remains a haunting story of estrangement and redemption.Herman Hesse (1877 - 1962) suffered from depression and weathered series of personal crises which led him to undergo psychoanalysis with J. B. Lang; a process which resulted in Demian (1919), a novel whose main character is torn between the orderliness of bourgeois existence and the turbulent and enticing world of sensual experience. This dichotomy is prominent in Hesse''s subsequent novels, including Siddhartha (1922), Steppenwolf (1927), Narcissus and Goldmund (1930) and his magnum opus, The Glass Bead Game (1943). Hesse was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946.If you enjoyed Steppenwolf, you might like Hesse''s Siddhartha, also available in Penguin Classics.''A savage indictment of bourgeois society ... the gripping and fascinating story of disease in a man''s soul''The New York TimesTrade ReviewThe gripping and fascinating story of disease in a man's soul * The New York Times *
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Harvard University Press Hesse The Wanderer and His Shadow
Book SynopsisAgainst Nazi dictatorship,the disillusionment of Weimar, and Christian austerity, Hermann Hesse’s stories inspired a nonconformist yearning for universal values to supplant fanaticism in all its guises. He reenters our world through Gunnar Decker’s biography—a champion of spiritual searching in the face of mass culture and the disenchanted life.Trade ReviewShows that Hesse’s life was an uneasy compromise between his spiritual absolutism, which pushed him in the direction of irascible isolation, and his human needs, which encumbered him with wives, children, and houses that he never quite wanted or accepted. -- Adam Kirsch * New Yorker *Decker’s wonderfully rich, insightful biography is a welcome reminder of Hesse’s painfully honest exploration of selfhood and is destined to become the standard work on this difficult, reclusive and often self-destructive writer. -- P. D. Smith * The Guardian *Gunnar Decker’s smartly written biography of Hermann Hesse captures the turbulent inner life and stubborn individuality which gave rise to such innovative and widely read novels as Demian, Steppenwolf, and The Glass Bead Game. Weaving in a wealth of sources, Decker unfolds the story of Hesse as the self-styled outsider and his engagement with the great conflicts of his age. In Peter Lewis’s sprightly translation, this outstanding biography will surely rekindle the enthusiasm of readers who witnessed the so-called Hesse boom of the sixties and seventies while also attracting new admirers. -- Mark Harman, translator of The Castle by Franz Kafka and of Soul of the Age: Selected Letters of Hermann Hesse, 1891–1962Will likely be the definitive biography…Decker restores depth and context to an author much maligned in his own time and much misinterpreted by later eras. * Publishers Weekly *Top-notch…A masterful, penetrating biography…that deserves the accolade ‘definitive.’…Decker lays bare Hesse’s complex, contradictory personality, his all-consuming dedication to the creative life, his tormented relationships with women, and the cultural and political forces that found their ways into his works…A richly detailed and supremely sensitive portrayal of an artist obsessed with the ‘terrible and magnificent’ act of creation. * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *Will not be superseded for some time. * Library Journal *The definitive English-language account of Hesse’s life…Decker makes clear that Hesse’s restless soul was the basis of his books, which spoke to many people around the world. * Choice *
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Double 9 Booksllp Demian
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Verlag Peter Lang Mysticism as Modernity: Nationalism and the
Book SynopsisThis work reconsiders the connections between mysticism, nationalism and modernity in twentieth-century German cultures. Disengaging mysticism from occultism, the author creates a new space for reconsidering mysticism’s links to larger structures of modernity already at play at the turn of the century. Rather than dismissing mysticism as a strain of anti-modern irrationalism with troubling links to radical politics such as Nazism, the author reconceptualizes modern mysticism as an unwittingly logical expression of the same compression of time and space created by the emergence of the newspaper, radio, railways and telegraph and reflected in the novels of Hermann Hesse, Robert Musil and Max Frisch.Table of ContentsContents: Nations and the Logic of Irrationalism – Mysticism and Nation: Modernity and Time-Space Compression – Gustav Landauer and Alfred Rosenberg: Eckhartian Mysticism and the Un-created Self – Mysticism as National Depression: Hermann Hesse’s Demian – Living as One Reads: Print-Mysticism in Robert Musil’s Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften – Qualities Without a Man: the Predicament of Swiss Nationalism in Max Frisch’s Mein Name sei Gantenbein – Death and the Nation.
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