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94 documents for Hermann Hesse

- Hermann Hesse.
IN HIS SHORT STORY "Inside and Outside" (1920), about a little idol that ruptures a friendship, Hermann Hesse revealed his life's philosophy: "Our min...
- Bookmarks
- Nbr. 2007, January 2007
- Veneration and Revolt; Hermann Hesse and Swabian Pietism.
ISBN: 9781554581498 TITLE: Veneration and revolt; Hermann Hesse and Swabian Pietism. AUTHOR: Stephenson, Barry. PUBLISHER: Wilfrid Laurier U. Press PU...
- Reference and Research Book News
- Vol. 24 Nbr. 2, May 2009
- Shelley Evans-Marshall v. Bd of Educ of the Tipp City Sch Dist, (6th Cir. 2010)
..., Evans-Marshall assigned Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse and used it as the basis for in-class discus...
- Federal Circuits

- The Lake Isle; Fair Weather in the East, Foul Weather in the West
I have, in other words, seen lots of Korean films of the good-not-great variety. And I'm not sure what it says that my two favorite Korean films of recent years, Spring, Summer... and Bae Yong-kyun's Why Has Bodhi-dharma Left for the East? (1989), both depict Buddhist monks in gorgeous natural settings. These movies also share something that might strike some observers as rather curious. Although both seem to convey a Buddhist sensibility, neither originated within Buddhism. In fact, the makers of both films are painters who admit to various sorts of Western influences. [Kim Ki] was raised a Christian. And Bae has cited Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha (!) as a crucial influence on Bodhi-dharma. It's noteworthy that both films stress a correlation between a Buddhist outlook and nature, becaus...
- Independent Weekly, The; Durham, N.C.
- July 30, 2009
- Revering Human Decency
For even the most assiduous reader of literary fiction, the list of great German 20th-century writers generally begins with Thomas Mann and ends with Gunter Grass. Of course there's Franz Kafka, a Czech who wrote in German. And some readers will have explored the symbol-laden "narratives" of Hermann Hesse (a didactic pontificator, in this opinion); the searching philosophical fictions of Hermann Broch or Alfred Doblin; the antic Joycean door stoppers of the bold experimentalist Arno Schmidt; or the more politically inflected books of such recently prominent figures as Uwe Johnson, Christa Wolf and the perpetually underrated Martin Walser (imagine an Upton Sinclair who writes like Marilynne Robinson). Few will have heard previously of the once famous oeuvre of "Hans Fallada," whose pseud...
- The Washington Times
- July 07, 2009
- Julien Parme
On the way to the party, he runs into his teacher, Madame Thomas, who consequently becomes his imagined mistress in the web of lies that he gradually unfurls during the course of the night His wanderings through the streets of Paris lead him into a few bars and a run-down motel room, culminating with Julien alone at the train station, contemplating an escape to Italy as he devours Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf.
- Village Voice, The
- August 27, 2009
- Searching for Meaning, Singing As They Go
SIDD Off-Broadway musical based on Hermann Hesse's "Siddhartha," at New World Stages (formerly Dodger Stages), 340 W. 50th St., Manhattan; (212) 239-6200 or theatermania.com.
- The Record, Bergen County, NJ
- March 25, 2006
- Hermann Hesse; Between the Perils of Politics and the Allure of the Orient.
ISBN: 0820467901 TITLE: Hermann Hesse; between the perils of politics and the allure of the Orient. AUTHOR: Mileck, Joseph. PUBLISHER: Peter Lang Publ...
- Reference and Research Book News
- Vol. 19 Nbr. 1, February 2004
- The Monday Book Club: ; Maugham Novel Based On Life of Gauguin Up Next
rdavis@wvgazette.com The Monday Book Club kicked off 2006 with a discussion of Hermann Hesse's novel "Siddhartha" on Jan. 27.
- Sunday Gazette-Mail
- February 06, 2006
- Seniors Made Class Unity a Special Goal
Hyde School held its 40th commencement on June 3 in the new student life and athletic center and presented diplomas to 66 students. In keeping with tradition, each senior delivered a speech before receiving his or her diploma. In their speeches, the students cited "The Wizard of Oz," Hermann Hesse, the Bible and Jack Kerouac.
- Portland Press Herald
- June 19, 2006