In this introduction to the work of Hermann Hesse, winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in literature, Lewis W. Tusken surveys the life and literary significance of a writer whose popularity has blossomed several times since he came to prominence, notably in America during the Vietnam War. Written for the new generation of students and general readers now discovering the novelist, "Understanding Hermann Hesse" unravels the stylistic mysteries that traditionally have complicated interpretation of the noted German writer. Tusken ...
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In this introduction to the work of Hermann Hesse, winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in literature, Lewis W. Tusken surveys the life and literary significance of a writer whose popularity has blossomed several times since he came to prominence, notably in America during the Vietnam War. Written for the new generation of students and general readers now discovering the novelist, "Understanding Hermann Hesse" unravels the stylistic mysteries that traditionally have complicated interpretation of the noted German writer. Tusken clarifies the web of structural patterns that distinguish the Hesse canon; he also reveals the timelessness of the writer's thematic concerns and the timeliness - given the religious experimentation of the current age - of his spiritual quest. Making the case that Hesse deserves renewed, more thoughtful attention from critics and scholars, Tusken identifies the thematic continuity that ties seemingly disparate novels together. He sheds light on nuances of duality motifs and image-metaphor variations that characterize Hesse's progressive thematic continuum. In addition, Tusken focuses on the importance of a biographical approach in understanding this self-proclaimed confessional writer. Recounting major events in Hesse's life, Tusken appraises their effect on the novelist's search for self and for the meaning of human existence. Tusken includes careful analyses of Hesse's nine novels - "Peter Camenzind", "Rosshalde", "Demian", "Siddhartha", "Steppenwolf", "Narcissus and Goldmund", "Journey to the East", and "The Glass Bead Game", Hesse's final and most profound novel. In his detailed interpretation of "The Glass Bead Game", Tusken clarifies a much-discussed, longstanding enigma that, in turn, seeks to elucidate the entire canon.
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