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Hermann Hesse's Hegelianism: The Progress Of Consciousness Towards Freedom In The Glass Bead Game , John Krapp
Hermann Hesse's Hegelianism: The Progress Of Consciousness Towards Freedom In The Glass Bead Game , John Krapp
Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature
Hermann Hesse's novels commonly represent characters' struggles through ideological opposition and conflict towards resolution. The majority of his critics attribute Hesse's interest in, and expression of, this struggle to his lifelong study of Eastern philosophy. However, Hesse's interest in things Eastern need not be taken as the exclusive determinant of the theme of individuation represented in his fiction. This essay argues that Hesse's predilection for elaborating the ideological crises and resolutions of his characters may also be interpreted as reflecting the Western, Hegelian concept of an Absolute Spirit that proceeds through exhaustive dialectical permutations before it becomes conscious of its …
Is "Kulturnation" A Synonym For "National Identity"?, Helmut Peitsch
Is "Kulturnation" A Synonym For "National Identity"?, Helmut Peitsch
Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature
Literature and German Unification by Stephen Brockmann is a pioneering study, even if I am not as sure as the dust cover writer if it constitutes "the first systematic attempt in English to examine the literary consequences of German reunification." Stephan...