ISBN10: 0140447083, ISBN13: 9780140447088, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, London] Softcover Paperback. 'I want to live for the art that is my heart's desire'One of Germany's greatest poets, Friedrich Hoelderlin (1770 - 1843)also wrote prose of intense feeling, intelligence and perception.This new translation of his complete essays and selected letters traces the life andthoughts of this extraordinary writer. Hoelderlin's letters to friendsand contemporaries such as Hegel, Schelling and Schiller describe hisdevelopment as a poet, and consider the purpose of poetry and philosophy, whileothers, including those to his family, speak compellingly of his beliefs andaspirations, revealing his passion for 'Diotima' and, finally, theunravelling of his sanity. The essays and prose fragments form a rareblend of the philosophic and poetic that examines Hoelderlin's greatpreoccupations - the unity of existence, the relationship between artand life, the nature of tragedy and, above all, the 'poetic spirit'.Jeremy Adler and Charlie Louth's introduction discusses the tone andstyle of Hoelderlin's prose and his key role in the Germanphilosophical revolution of the 1790s. This edition also includes a chronology,suggested further reading, biographical notes on Hoelderlin'scorrespondents and notes.Translated with an introduction and notes byJEREMY DLER and CHARLIE LOUTH One of Germany's greatest poets, Johann ...
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ISBN10: 0140447083, ISBN13: 9780140447088, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, London] Softcover Paperback. 'I want to live for the art that is my heart's desire'One of Germany's greatest poets, Friedrich Hoelderlin (1770 - 1843)also wrote prose of intense feeling, intelligence and perception.This new translation of his complete essays and selected letters traces the life andthoughts of this extraordinary writer. Hoelderlin's letters to friendsand contemporaries such as Hegel, Schelling and Schiller describe hisdevelopment as a poet, and consider the purpose of poetry and philosophy, whileothers, including those to his family, speak compellingly of his beliefs andaspirations, revealing his passion for 'Diotima' and, finally, theunravelling of his sanity. The essays and prose fragments form a rareblend of the philosophic and poetic that examines Hoelderlin's greatpreoccupations - the unity of existence, the relationship between artand life, the nature of tragedy and, above all, the 'poetic spirit'.Jeremy Adler and Charlie Louth's introduction discusses the tone andstyle of Hoelderlin's prose and his key role in the Germanphilosophical revolution of the 1790s. This edition also includes a chronology,suggested further reading, biographical notes on Hoelderlin'scorrespondents and notes.Translated with an introduction and notes byJEREMY DLER and CHARLIE LOUTH One of Germany's greatest poets, Johann ...
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Paperback / softback. New. One of Germany's greatest poets, Johann Christian Friedrich Holderlin (1770-1843) was also a prose writer of intense feeling, intelligence and perception. This title includes translation of selected letters and essays that traces the life and thoughts of this extraordinary writer. ISBN 0140447083 9780140447088 [GB]

ISBN10: 0140447083, ISBN13: 9780140447088, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. One of Germany's greatest poets, Johann Christian Friedrich Holderlin (1770-1843) was also a prose writer of intense feeling, intelligence and perception. This title includes translation of selected letters and essays that traces the life and thoughts of this extraordinary writer.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2009]

ISBN10: 0140447083, ISBN13: 9780140447088, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Aug 2009] Softcover Neuware - One of Germany's greatest poets, Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) was also a prose writer of intense feeling, intelligence and perception. This new translation of selected letters and essays traces the life and thoughts of this extraordinary writer. Hölderlin's letters to friends and fellow writers such as Hegel, Schiller and Goethe describe his development as a poet, while those written to his family speak with great passion of his beliefs and aspirations, as well as revealing money worries and, finally, the tragic unravelling of his sanity. These works examine Hölderlin's great preoccupations - the unity of existence, the relationship between art and nature and, above all, the spirit of the writer.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2009]
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ISBN10: 0140447083, ISBN13: 9780140447088, [publisher: Penguin Classics] Softcover 2009. UK ed. Paperback. One of Germany's greatest poets, Johann Christian Friedrich Holderlin (1770-1843) was also a prose writer of intense feeling, intelligence and perception. This title includes translation of selected letters and essays that traces the life and thoughts of this extraordinary writer. Editor(s): Adler, Jeremy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338. . . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 2009]