Friedrich Hölderlin

Hyperion (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Benjamin, Ross

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Hyperion is a novel of stirring lyricism, philosophical sublimity, and enduring influence. It stands among Hölderlin's most extraordinary achievements. A Greek hermit recounts the pivotal phases of his life, from his discovery of the vanished glory of antiquity, through his encounter with his beloved Diotima, who embodies his goal of merging with "the All of nature," to his participation in a Greek uprising against Ottoman Turkish tyranny. Hölderlin's sole novel has been celebrated for its musicality, the power of its cadences and tones to express a constant oscillation between extremes of grief and joy. Though Hölderlin's genius was not widely recognized during his lifetime, he has come to be regarded as one of the most significant and unique poets in the German language.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Steerforth Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780981955797
• Artikelnr.: 38076039

Autorenporträt

Friedrich Hölderlin (17701843) is widely regarded as one of the greatest German lyric poets. In addition to his poetry and Hyperion, his only novel, he began work on a tragedy, The Death of Empedocles, which he never completed. The creative period of his life was cut short by a mental breakdown that confined him to a tower in Tu?bingen from 1807 until his death in 1843. His work had a profound influence on Hegel, Nietzsche, Rilke, Heidegger, and Celan. Ross Benjamin is a freelance writer and translator living in Brooklyn. His work has appeared in Bookforum, The Nation, The New York Times, and other publications. His translation of Kevin Vennemann's Nahe Jedenew (Close to Jedenew) is forthcoming.