Name: Hyperion oder der Eremit in Griechenland (in German)
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Author: Friedrich Holderlin

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Hyperion oder der Eremit in Griechenland (in German)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Friedrich Holderlin

Publisher

Hofenberg

Language

German

Pages

142

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21x14.8x0.8 cm

Weight

0.20 kg.

ISBN13

9783843051989

Synopsis "Hyperion oder der Eremit in Griechenland (in German)"

Friedrich Hölderlin: Hyperion oder der Eremit in Griechenland Entstanden 1796/1798. Erstdruck: Tübingen (Cotta) 1797/99. Vollständige Neuausgabe mit einer Biographie des Autors. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2016. Textgrundlage ist die Ausgabe: Friedrich Hölderlin: Sämtliche Werke. Kleine Stuttgarter Ausgabe, 6 Bände, Band 3, Herausgegeben von Friedrich Beissner, Stuttgart: Cotta, 1958. Die Paginierung obiger Ausgabe wird in dieser Neuausgabe als Marginalie zeilengenau mitgeführt. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: Franz Josef Kobell, Felsenlandschaft mit Einsiedler, 1776. Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 11 pt.

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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