Author: Hermann Hesse Publisher: Bantam ISBN: 0307420515 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 304
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A collection of twenty-two fairy tales by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist, most translated into English for the first time, show the influence of German Romanticism, psychoanalysis, and Eastern religion on his development as an author.
Author: Jack Zipes Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135210292 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 257
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The fairy tale may be one of the most important cultural and social influences on children's lives. But until Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion, little attention had been paid to the ways in which the writers and collectors of tales used traditional forms and genres in order to shape children's lives – their behavior, values, and relationship to society. As Jack Zipes convincingly shows, fairy tales have always been a powerful discourse, capable of being used to shape or destabilize attitudes and behavior within culture. For this new edition, the author has revised the work throughout and added a new introduction bringing this classic title up to date.
Author: Hermann Hesse Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 1466835141 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 244
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In the spring of 1922, several months after completing Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse wrote a fairy tale that was also a love story, inspired by the woman who was to become his second wife. That story, Pictor's Metamorphoses, is the centerpiece of this anthology of Hesse's luminous short fiction. Based on The Arabian Nights and the work of the Brothers Grimm, the nineteen stories collected here represent a half century of Hesse's short writings. They display the full range of Hesse's lifetime fascination with fantasy--as dream, fairy tale, satire, or allegory.
Author: Hermann Hesse Publisher: Livraria Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 152
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"I cannot read Hermann Hesse without feeling that I am drawn into the presence of a deeply serious mind, a mind that is searching for the meaning of life." - Carl Jung A new translation of the original German manuscript of Nobel Prize-winning Hermann Hesse's novel "Fairy Tales". This edition also contains an epilogue by the translator, a philosophical glossary of concepts used by Hesse and a chronology of his life and work. Hesse won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947. Hesse's "Fairy Tales" (Märchen in German) was first published in Berlin in 1919. It is significant for offering a more mythical and fantastical expression of Hesse's philosophical ideas. The tales reflect Hesse's own lifelong interest in Eastern thought and spiritual exploration. Hessededicated a fairy tale to each of his three wives: to his first wife, Mia, the fairy tale Iris (1916); to Ruth Wenger, Pictor's Metamorphoses (1922); and, shortly after his marriage to Ninon Dolbin in March 1933, his last and very autobiographical fairy tale, Vogel.
Author: Hermann Hesse Publisher: North Atlantic Books ISBN: 1583943137 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 133
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This never-before-seen collection of poems offers the lyrical insights and spiritual wisdom of the Nobel Prize-winning author of Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and The Glass Bead Game—who inspired millions as he forged cultural bridges between the East and West. Vowing at an early age “to be a poet or nothing at all,” Hermann Hesse rebelled against formal education, focusing on a rigorous program of independent study that included literature, philosophy, art, and history. One result of these efforts was a series of novels that became counterculture bibles that remain widely influential today. Another was a body of evocative spiritual poetry. Published for the first time in English, these vivid, probing short works reflect deeply on the challenges of life and provide a spiritual solace that transcends specific denominational hymns, prayers, and rituals. The Seasons of the Soul offers valuable guidance in poetic form for those longing for a more meaningful life, seeking a sense of homecoming in nature, in each stage of life, and in a renewed relationship with the divine. Extensive quotations from his prose introduce each theme addressed in the book: love, imagination, nature, the divine, and the passage of time. A foreword by Andrew Harvey reintroduces us to a figure about whom some may have believed everything had already been said. Thoughtful commentary throughout from translator Ludwig Max Fischer helps readers understand the poems within the context of Hesse’s life.
Author: Hermann Hesse Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 6073151209 Category : Fiction Languages : es Pages : 0
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Relatos de sus años de juventud se reúnen con textos de un periodo de madurez en esta antología de textos de Herman Hesse.Una antología de las que sin duda pueden considerarse las mejores páginas de Herman Hesse, Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1946.Hermann Hesse, uno de los grandes narradores de este siglo, escribió una obra que se caracteriza por su apelación a los temas trascendentes , sociales, espirituales y sociológicos. Propenso a una narrativa colmada de lirismo, las posibilidades formales del cuento breve le permitieron hallar uno de los vehículos más apropiados para su pensamiento y su artesanía. Relatos de sus años de juventud se reúnen en este volumen con textos que son producto de su madurez como hombre, como pensador y como escritor. La crítica ha opinado: "Hesse fue un gran escritor precisamente en el sentido más moderno de la palabra: complejo, sutil y alusivo"-The New York Times Book Review- ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Short stories from his younger years are pulled together with texts from his much mature period in this anthology of Herman Hesse’s works./p. iHerman Hesse/i, one of the greatest story tellers of the last Century, wrote an extensive work characterized by his appeal to transcendental, social, spiritual, and sociological themes.Prone to a narrative filled with lyricism, the formality and conventionalism of a short story allowed him to find in it, the most appropriate vehicle for his way of thinking and his craft. Stories from his earlier years are combined here with texts written by a more mature man, a more mature thinker and writer. "iHesseThe New York Times Book Review
Author: Robert Walser Publisher: New Directions Publishing ISBN: 0811224902 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 118
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Three mini-plays by the German wunderkind and asylum-dweller. Fairy Tales gathers the unconventional verse dramolettes of the Swiss writer Robert Walser. Narrated in Walser's inimitable, playful language, these theatrical pieces overturn traditional notions of the fairy tale, transforming the Brothers Grimm into metatheater, even metareflections. Snow White forgives the evil queen for trying to kill her, Cinderella doubts her prince and enjoys being hated by her evil stepsisters; the Fairy Tale itself is a character who encourages her to stay within the confines of the story. Sleeping Beauty, the royal family, and its retainers are not happy about being woken from their sleep by an absurd, unpretentious, Walser-like hero. Mary and Joseph are taken aback by what lies in store for their baby Jesus.
Author: Hermann Hesse
Author: Hermann Hesse
Author: Jack Zipes
Author: Hermann Hesse
Author: Jack Zipes
Author: Hermann Hesse
Author: Hermann Hesse
Author: Hermann Hesse
Author: Robert Walser
Author: Hermann Hesse