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Written for the new generation of students and general readers now discovering the novelist, Understanding Hermann Hesse unravels the stylistic mysteries that traditionally have complicated interpretation of the noted German writer. Tusken clarifies the web of structural patterns that distinguish the Hesse canon; he also reveals the timelessness of the writer's thematic concerns and the timeliness - given the religious experimentation of the current...

Writings by Thomas Mann, Andre Gide, and Martin Buber are included in this examination of Hesse's style, philosophy, and achievements.

Written during the same period as The Glass Bead Game, these poems reflect the book's mysticism and help to illuminate Hesse's physical and metaphysical search for a "sublime alchemy" that would go beyond all images. The book consists of six narrative poems, primarily describing beautiful scenes of nature. Hesse takes you with him for his morning walk through his garden, drawing a lively picture of his flowers, vegetables and trees. He describes the...

"[A] biographical curiosity in this particular case seems justified, and we will endeavor to satisfy it as much as Hesse's work seems to demand it. Our narrative will clear up many otherwise obscure allusions and will prove beyond cavil the reality of the existential problem raised in Hesse's written works. But we also hope to make the reaer aware at the outset of the essentially aesthetic context in which this problem is raised, and of the essentially...

The novels and poems of Hermann Hesse offer a confusing wealth of themes and allusions, embracing both Western and Eastern thought.