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Narcissus and Goldmund. "Narcissus and Goldmund "is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character. Narcissus, an ascetic instructor at a cloister school, has devoted himself solely to scholarly and spiritual pursuits. One of his students is the sensual, restless Goldmund, who is immediately drawn to his ...
Narcissus and Goldmund. Paperback – January 1, 1968. Leaving the medieval monastary of Mariabronn, Goldmund embarks on a fantastic journey to recapture his past and discover his future. Discover the latest buzz-worthy books, from mysteries and romance to humor and nonfiction. Explore more.
- Hermann Hesse
Feb 1, 2003 · Book Details. Hermann Hesse's Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character. Narcissus, an ascetic instructor at a cloister school, has devoted himself solely to scholarly and spiritual pursuits. One of his students is the sensual, restless Goldmund, who is immediately drawn to ...
5/5: Video Review This is one of my all-time favourites, it's a full-bodied novel. Somehow I forgot to write a written review for this one, so these are my lasting impressions. This is a coming-of-age, or more perfectly put "Bildungsroman", adventure story, one that I think is particularly important for male readers. Narcissus & Goldmund is a story that exhaustively contrasts the dichotomous ...
- Liam O'Leary
Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of a young man, Goldmund (), who wanders aimlessly throughout Medieval Germany after leaving a Catholic monastery school in search of what could be described as "the meaning of life". Narcissus (German: "Narziss or, before the German spelling reform of 1996, Narziß ), a gifted young teacher at the cloister ...
Goldmund acknowledges Narcissus as his guide and teacher, while Narcissus laments that he could only point Goldmund in the right direction, but could never live or understand his experiences. The Cycle of Life and Death. As Narcissus and Goldmund draws to a close, we witness the end of Goldmund's journey. Old age and the inevitability of death ...
1. The introduction does a great job of bringing the cloister to life, of making it and the chestnut tree seem ageless. A constant among the cycles of changing faces and seasons. The book isn't shy about assigning Narcissus special status, "a seemingly chosen" intellectual with a similar insight into the souls of others that Demian possessed.
