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Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of a young man, Goldmund (German for 'Gold mouth'), who wanders aimlessly throughout Medieval Germany after leaving a Catholic monastery school in search of what could be described as "the meaning of life ".
- Hermann Hesse
- 1930
Jul 6, 2009 · 4.22. 63,280 ratings3,262 reviews. Narcissus and Goldmund tells the story of two medieval men whose characters are diametrically opposite: Narcissus, an ascetic monk firm in his religious commitment, and Goldmund, a romantic youth hungry for knowledge and worldly experience.
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Narcissus and Goldmund is a tale about the vagrant and erotic adventures of Goldmund (golden mouth) and his quest for the meaning of life and death. The novel, written in the third person,...
Aug 2, 2023 · By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on August 2, 2023. Although Narcissus and Goldmund investigates the notion of reaching death through love and art, the novel by the esteemed Swiss-German author Hermann Hesse (1877–1962) is a rather serene work, built on bipolar, contrasting patterns.
In Narziss und Goldmund (1930; Narcissus and Goldmund ), an intellectual ascetic who is content with established religious faith is contrasted with an artistic sensualist pursuing his own form of salvation. Hesse’s last and longest novel, Das Glasperlenspiel (1943; English titles The Glass Bead Game and Magister Ludi ), is set in the 23rd ...
Plot Summary. The German writer Hermann Hesse published his novel Narcissus and Goldmund in 1930 to tremendous critical acclaim. Hesse, who would eventually go on to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, explores the philosophical theme of man’s duality through an allegorical fairy tale that is set in a vaguely medieval landscape.
Narcissus and Goldmund. Hermann Hesse. Random House Publishing Group, Feb 1, 1984 - Fiction - 320 pages. Hesse's novel of two medieval men, one quietly content with his religion and monastic...
