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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.
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.
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Seasons of the soul
13 Nov 2011
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An awaited translation of the Swiss- German writer.
It is a good translation with acceptable accomplishments on poems, where the translator has to forget the beuty achieved in the original language to a " creation" thah looks for balance. In this case many poems give the content, rhyme and beauty as perhaps Hesse would have likely approved.
The book is short and requires a slow reading to capture the longing of the poet and his lessons learned in life.
It is a good translation with acceptable accomplishments on poems, where the translator has to forget the beuty achieved in the original language to a " creation" thah looks for balance. In this case many poems give the content, rhyme and beauty as perhaps Hesse would have likely approved.
The book is short and requires a slow reading to capture the longing of the poet and his lessons learned in life.
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6 Jan 2012
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Great to see some of these works become published. Highly recommend this book for any Hess enthusiasts. Further insight into his thoughts and work.
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