Henry Von Ofterdingen - Couverture souple

Novalis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0804466149 ISBN 13 : 9780804466141

Editeur : Ungar Pub Co, 1958

Synopsis

Book by Novalis

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The patents had already retired to rest; the old clock ticked monotonously from the wall; the windows rattled with the whistling wind, and the chamber was dimly lighted by the flickering glimmer of the moon. The young man lay restless on his bed, thinking of the stranger and his tales. "It is not the treasures," said he to himself, "that have awakened in me such unutterable longings. Far from me is all avarice; but I long to behold the blue flower. It is constantly in my mind, and I can think and compose of nothing else. I have never been in such a mood. It seems as if I had hitherto been dreaming, or slumbering into another world; for in the world, in which hitherto I have lived, who would trouble himself about a flower?--I never have heard of such a strange passion for a flower here. I wonder, too, whence the stranger comes? None of our people have ever seen his like; still I know not why I should be so fascinated by his conversation. Others have listened to it, but none are moved by it as I am. Would that I could explain my feelings in words! I am often full of rapture, and it is only when the blue flower is out of my mind, that this deep, heart-felt longing overwhelms me.

Biographie de l'auteur

Born Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis (1772 1801) was a poet, novelist, and philosopher. An important figure in early German Romanticism, he worked closely with Friedrich Schlegel and Ludwig Tieck, and his influence extended to Hermann Hesse and Jorge Luis Borges. The ""blue flower"" motif that originated in Henry von Ofterdingen has appeared in the works of C. S. Lewis and George R. R. Martin.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ungar Pub Co
• Date d'édition: 1958
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0804466149
• ISBN 13: 9780804466141
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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