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Hermann Hesse's Das Glasperlenspiel: A Concealed Defense Of The Mother World (american University Studies) by Edmund Remys is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.

What is Hermann Hesse's Das Glasperlenspiel: A Concealed Defense Of The Mother World (american University Studies) about?

The book gives a detailed analysis of the novel, based upon J.J. Bachofen's concepts of hetaerism, conjugal matriarchy, and patri- archy and upon basic theories of C.G. Jung. It enhances the under- standing of the central theme: quest for self-fulfillment and reverence for the conjugal mother world. The author shows that Hesse, in this novel as in several earlier works, rejects the limitations of an illusionary and fictitious father world symbolized by Castalia and accepts Bachofen's principle o

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Edmund Remys
Publisher
Lang; Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published
1983
Language
EN
ISBN
9783261033376
Category
literary studies
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Literary Criticism, Psychology
Updated
2026-03-25

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