Novalis
German Poet—European Thinker—Christian Mystic
Author(s)
Hiebel, Frederick
Language
EnglishAbstract
Originally published in 1954, Hiebel's "Novalis" was the first critical evaluation in English of the life and works of Novalis (1772-1801), the German Romantic poet of the Blue Flower, since Thomas Carlyle's essay in 1829. This book presents not only a fully rounded picture of the man, the philosopher and scientist, the writer of beautiful fairy tales, the mystic poet of Christianity, but also a thoughtful commentary on one of the most influential and fruitful periods in German intellectual life. Hiebel combines the exactness required of the scholar with the creative writer's intuitive appreciation of a great poet's works.
Keywords
Poetry; German Studies; LiteraturePublisher
The University of North Carolina PressPublication date and place
Chapel Hill, 1954Series
UNC Studies in the Germanic Languages and Literatures,Classification
Biography: general