Name: Canticos (in German)
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Author: Friedrich Holderlin
ISBN: 9788475179803

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jesús Munárriz

Friedrich Holderlin

Publisher

Ediciones Hiperión

Topic

Poetry

Collection

Poesía Hiperión

Year

2013

Language

German

Pages

360

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.00 x 13.50

ISBN

8475179800

ISBN13

9788475179803

Edited in

España

Edition No.

Synopsis "Canticos (in German)"

Escritos en los primeros años del siglo XIX, en un período de su vida convulsivo y desequilibrante, que terminaría con la crisis definitiva del poeta, acabados algunos, incompletos o sólo esbozados otros, en estos Cánticos, exultantes, gozosos, sabios, brillantes, celebratorios, inspirados por Píndaro y su proceso creativo, podemos encontrar destellos de una voz única, precursora, la de quien, antes de extraviarse en la niebla del mundo, luchó por situarse entre dioses y héroes, entre mitos y fábulas, en busca de un atisbo de luz orientadora. Como él mismo había presagiado, su "lenguaje demasiado poco convencional" lleno de "oscura luz", utilizando el oxímoron con que Hölderlin metaforiza el vino tinto de Burdeos debió sonar extraño a sus contemporáneos, pues los Cánticos no fueron publicados en su mayoría hasta 1916 en que lo hizo Norbert von Hellingrath, que abría el prefacio al cuarto volumen de su edición histórico-crítica del poeta con una contundente afirmación: "Este volumen contiene el corazón, el núcleo y la cima de la obra hölderliniana, su verdadero legado"

Friedrich Holderlin

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Friedrich Hölderlin (1770–1843) was a German poet, novelist, and philosopher, considered one of the most important figures of Romanticism and German idealism. He was born on March 20, 1770, in Lauffen am Neckar, in southwestern Germany. His childhood was marked by the premature death of his father, after which he was raised by his mother and stepfather. He studied Theology at the seminary in Tübingen, where he befriended future thinkers such as Hegel and Schelling.

Although initially destined for the religious ministry, Hölderlin leaned towards literature and philosophy. His work combines influences from Greek classicism, German idealist thought, and a deep spiritual sentiment. His poetry, infused with references to mythology and nature, seeks a synthesis between the human and the divine.

His novel Hyperion or The Hermit in Greece (1797–1799) and his lyrical poetry—including odes and hymns—established him as an innovator of poetic language. From 1806, his mental health severely deteriorated, and he lived secluded in Tübingen, under the care of a family friend, until his death in 1843.

Hölderlin was virtually forgotten in his lifetime, but his legacy influenced modern poets such as Rilke, Celan, and Heidegger.

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