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The Seasons of the Soul

Hermann Hesse
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s/t: The Poetic Guidance and Spiritual Wisdom of Herman Hesse
Vowing at an early age “to be a poet or nothing at all,” Hermann Hesse rebelled against formal education, focusing on a rigorous program of independent study that included literature, philosophy, art, and history. One result of these efforts was a series of novels that became counterculture bibles that remain widely influential today. Another was a body of evocative spiritual poetry. Published for the first time in English, these vivid, probing short works reflect deeply on the challenges of life and provide a spiritual solace that transcends specific denominational hymns, prayers, and rituals.

The Seasons of the Soul offers valuable guidance in poetic form for those longing for a more meaningful life, seeking a sense of homecoming in nature, in each stage of life, in a renewed relationship with the divine. Extensive quotations from his prose introduce each theme addressed in the book: love, imagination, nature, the divine, and the passage of time. A foreword by Andrew Harvey reintroduces us to a figure about whom some may have believed everything had already been said. Thoughtful commentary throughout from translator Ludwig Max Fischer helps readers understand the poems within the context of Hesse’s life.


From the Trade Paperback edition.
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
2011
Publisher:
North Atlantic Books
Edition:
Language:
en-GB
ISBN10:
1583943412
ISBN13:
9781583943410
kindle Asin:
B004JN1CYW

The Seasons of the Soul

Hermann Hesse
4.25/5 (536 ratings)
Read Download
s/t: The Poetic Guidance and Spiritual Wisdom of Herman Hesse
Vowing at an early age “to be a poet or nothing at all,” Hermann Hesse rebelled against formal education, focusing on a rigorous program of independent study that included literature, philosophy, art, and history. One result of these efforts was a series of novels that became counterculture bibles that remain widely influential today. Another was a body of evocative spiritual poetry. Published for the first time in English, these vivid, probing short works reflect deeply on the challenges of life and provide a spiritual solace that transcends specific denominational hymns, prayers, and rituals.

The Seasons of the Soul offers valuable guidance in poetic form for those longing for a more meaningful life, seeking a sense of homecoming in nature, in each stage of life, in a renewed relationship with the divine. Extensive quotations from his prose introduce each theme addressed in the book: love, imagination, nature, the divine, and the passage of time. A foreword by Andrew Harvey reintroduces us to a figure about whom some may have believed everything had already been said. Thoughtful commentary throughout from translator Ludwig Max Fischer helps readers understand the poems within the context of Hesse’s life.


From the Trade Paperback edition.
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
2011
Publisher:
North Atlantic Books
Edition:
Language:
en-GB
ISBN10:
1583943412
ISBN13:
9781583943410
kindle Asin:
B004JN1CYW

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