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Hermann Hesse Today by Ingo Cornils (editor), Osman Durrani (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In November 2002, an international conference was held at the Institute of Germanic Studies in London in order to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Hermann Hesse’s birth. Twenty distinguished speakers from North and South America, Russia, Switzerland, Germany and the United Kingdom attended the three-day conference with the specific aim of exploring the continuing importance of this widely read German-language author. This volume brings together the various responses to the complex challenge that Hesse, whose sheer success is sometimes seen as detracting from his status, presents to literary scholarship around the world. The author’s current image among readers and scholars is approached from several distinct thematic and theoretical perspectives, with the objective of providing a concise overview of current research. The volume offers new readings of a number of Hesse’s seminal works and makes a significant contribution to academic research into his past and present standing as a global icon. As the title suggests, the focus is on ‘Hermann Hesse Today’. The book investigates his current significance for a modern readership, taking account of his importance in the lecture theatr

Who reads Hermann Hesse Today?

Author

Ingo Cornils (editor), Osman Durrani (editor)

Publisher

Rodopi ; University of London, School of Germanic Studies

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781417591015

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Sociology, Literary Criticism