| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 282 pages) |
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Editions SR ; 33 |
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Editions SR ; 33.
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| Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Hermann Hesse: The Missionary's Son; PART I: CONTENTS; PART II: SETTING OUT; PART III: TURNING BACK; PART IV: COMING HOME; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
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 r |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-276) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962 -- Religion
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Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962 |
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Authors, German -- 20th century -- Biography
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Pietism in literature.
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Pietism -- Germany -- Swabia
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
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Authors, German
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Pietism
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Pietism in literature
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Religion
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Germany -- Swabia
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Biographies
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781554581757 |
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1554581753 |
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1299313396 |
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9781299313392 |
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