The Seasons of the Soul : The Poetic Guidance and Spiritual Wisdom of Herman Hesse (16pt Large Print Edition) Paperback / softback
by Hermann Hesse, Ludwig Max Fischer
Paperback / softback
Description
Vowing at an early age to be a poet or nothing at all, Hermann Hesse rebelled against formal education, focusing on a rigorous program of independent study that included literature, philosophy, art, and history.
One result of these efforts was a series of novels that became counterculture bibles that remain widely influential today.
Another was a body of evocative spiritual poetry. Published for the first time in English, these vivid, probing short works reflect deeply on the challenges of life and provide a spiritual solace that transcends specific denominational hymns, prayers, and rituals.
The Seasons of the Soul offers valuable guidance in poetic form for those longing for a more meaningful life, seeking a sense of homecoming in nature, in each stage of life, in a renewed relationship with the divine.
Extensive quotations from his prose introduce each theme addressed in the book: love, imagination, nature, the divine, and the passage of time.
A foreword by Andrew Harvey reintroduces us to a figure about whom some may have believed everything had already been said.
Thoughtful commentary throughout from translator Ludwig Max Fischer helps readers understand the poems within the context of Hesse s life.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:174 pages
- Publisher:ReadHowYouWant
- Publication Date:01/06/2012
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- ISBN:9780369316202
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:174 pages
- Publisher:ReadHowYouWant
- Publication Date:01/06/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780369316202
