Hermann Hesse
Capa comum | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 4.21 | 42334 Users | 1830 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Narziß und Goldmund |
| ISBN: | 0374506841 (ISBN13: 9780374506841) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Mariabronn(Germany) |
| Literary Awards: | Schlegel-Tieck Prize Nominee for Leila Vennewitz (1994) |
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Narcissus and Goldmund tells the story of two medieval men whose characters are diametrically opposite: Narcissus, an ascetic monk firm in his religious commitment, and Goldmund, a romantic youth hungry for knowledge and worldly experience. First published in 1930, Hesse's novel remains a moving and pointed exploration of the conflict between the life of the spirit and the life of the flesh. It is a theme that transcends all time.Mention Out Of Books Narcissus and Goldmund
| Title | : | Narcissus and Goldmund |
| Author | : | Hermann Hesse |
| Book Format | : | Capa comum |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
| Published | : | 1997 by The Noonday Press / Farrar, Straus Giroux (first published 1930) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Classics. Philosophy. European Literature. German Literature. Literature |
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Philosophical? Definitely. Novel Entertainment? oh yes. What the author meant by this writing? Well, like any true art- that depends on the audience. I can go into all the philosophical existential yakkity yak that a lot of other people might get from Narcissus and Goldmund, but instead I'm gonna give you the nuts and bolts (ie pared down yakkity yak) of what I saw in it.Goldmund is a born artist with a innate bent toward the agony and bliss of wanting to eat life- not just watch it parade on byCan't quote accurately as I have only the audio version:He realised he had no taste for learning, the scholarly, he was only interested in the liturgyLip service/rote leading to mental consumerism rather than intellectual engagement.VERSUSYou will never be a scholar and your thoughts are childish; you repress memoriesPuffed ego/elitism/precociousness/cruelty of study over humanity.A psychological moment for both parties.Given the title, it would be easy to think that the parable should be an
Narcissus and Goldmund tells the narrative of two men (although Goldmund gets a bigger chunk of the story), each seeking a higher fulfillment in his own way. The novel chronicles the life of an aimless wanderer breaking free, and one strongly binded to faith living in the Mariabronn monastery. The novel is both a journey and an awakening that takes the reader over the course of many decades. Living in a hidden cloister in medieval Germany, Narcissus is a most learned and pious young acolyte
Rereading Narcissus and GoldmundThis past Fourth Of July, I tried to think of an American book which expressed something of our country in a fresh way. I settled on Kerouac's "On The Road", a book I have read several times and reviewed some time ago. A wonderfully kind and intelligent friend praised the choice and suggested parallels between Kerouac's book and my reading of it and Herman Hesse's 1930 novel, "Narcissus and Goldmund". Since reading Hesse in my college years of fifty years ago I
A beautiful book. One to remember and keep close to you. I highly recommend it.
The book is spectacular and extremely thought provoking. Out of all, probably the following paragraph left the adequate impression.All existence seemed to be based on duality, on contrast. Either one was a man or one was a woman, either a wanderer or a sedentary burgher, either a thinking person or a feeling person no one could breathe in at the same time as he breathed out, be a man as well as a woman, experience freedom as well as order, combine instinct and mind. One always had to pay for
I was disappointed by this book. I expected a thoughtful meditation on the appetites of a young man; instead, this is a travel story with a lot of sex. Nothing about either title character is explained in the literary sense: each of them just is, and events fit their personalities. Thus, Goldmund wanders around and gets laid a lot. This got old fast, and if it wasn't for the section that deals with the Black Death, I might have given up on the book.I should have read this when I was younger -
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