Der steppenwolf by hermann hesse. Der steppenwolf machte hermann hesse in den 1960er jahren zum kultautor der hippiebewegung. Hermann karl hesse german. Combining autobiographical and fantastic elements the novel was named after the lonesome wolf of the steppes. Steppenwolf 16 jakob lorber.
Unsubscribe from jakob lorber. Like there were now and then though rarely the hours that brought the welcome shock pulled down the walls and brought me back again. The novel was named after the german name for the steppe wolfthe story in large part reflects a profound crisis in hesses spiritual world during the 1920s while memorably portraying the protagonists split. The title refers to a style adopted by harry haller hesses protagonist.
This was part of a lecture series on key modernist novels from german literature organized by the university of freiburgs department of german. After leaving his wife in the mid 1920s hesse lived an isolated life in basel reaching suicidal depths of despair. Sie war kalt o ja sie war aber auch still wunderbar still und gross wie der kalte stille raum in dem die sterne sich drehen hermann hesse steppenwolf. Originally published in germany in 1927 it was first translated into english in 1929.
Der quernheim 82082 views. An introduction to hermann hesses seminal novel. Der etwa 50 jahrige harry haller sieht sich selbst als gespaltene personlichkeit. 2 july 1877 9 august 1962 was a german born poet novelist and painterhis best known works include demian steppenwolf siddhartha and the glass bead game each of which explores an individuals search for authenticity self knowledge and spiritualityin 1946 he received the nobel prize in literature.
Steppenwolf novel by hermann hesse published as der steppenwolf in 1927. Das werk erschien allerdings bereits 1927 und gehort zu den ersten psychoanalytischen romanen der deutschen literatur. Steppenwolf originally der steppenwolf is the tenth novel by german swiss author hermann hesse. Hermann hesse lebensstationen.
Der weg zu sich selbst duration. In writing steppenwolf hesse drew on his own spiritual crisis. Distrusting western values and despising middle class. Der steppenwolf steppenwolf herman hesse originally published in germany in 1927 it was first translated into english in 1929.
Combining autobiographical and psychoanalytic elements the novel was named after the german name for the steppe wolf.