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Author Stephenson, Barry, 1966-

Title Veneration and revolt : Hermann Hesse and Swabian Pietism / Barry Stephenson
Published Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 282 pages)
Series Editions SR ; 33
Editions SR ; 33.
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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Subject Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962 -- Criticism and interpretation
Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962 -- Religion
SUBJECT Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962 fast
Subject Authors, German -- 20th century -- Biography
Pietism in literature.
Pietism -- Germany -- Swabia
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
Authors, German
Pietism
Pietism in literature
Religion
Germany -- Swabia
Genre/Form Electronic books
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
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