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In Greek mythology, Narcissus ( / nɑːrˈsɪsəs /; Ancient Greek: Νάρκισσος, romanized : Nárkissos) was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia (alternatively Mimas or modern day Karaburun, Izmir) who was known for his beauty which was noticed by all, regardless of gender.
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In Greek mythology, Narcissus is the youth who rejected love from others and, as a consequence, contemplates only himself. ... Digan, Kathleen E. Hermann Hesse’s Narcissus and Goldmund: A ...
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Hermann Karl Hesse ( German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈhɛsə] ⓘ; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality.
- German, Swiss
- Cimitero di S. Abbondio, Gentilino, Ticino
- Fiction
Aug 2, 2023 · In Hesse’s novel, Narcissus embodies the faculty of the “freezing” intellect, which sustains life by inner vision and contemplation, while the itinerant lover Goldmund continues to perform within the endless cycle of life and death. His concern is to go beyond belief, theology, and ethics into the pure and irresponsible realm of amorality.
PT2617.E85 D413 1999. Demian: The Story of a Boyhood is a bildungsroman by Hermann Hesse, first published in 1919; a prologue was added in 1960. Demian was first published under the pseudonym "Emil Sinclair", the name of the narrator of the story, but Hesse was later revealed to be the author; the tenth edition was the first to bear his name.
- Hermann Hesse
- 390 pp (1962 English edition, paperback)
- 1919
- 1919
A central theme in Narcissus and Goldmund is the conflicting dichotomy present in the world and in every man: good and evil, life and death, joy and sorrow, thinker and dreamer, male and female ...
Goldmund’s past suddenly catches up with him, and he is arrested and sentenced to death. When the priest comes to hear his confession, he is surprised to see none other than Narcissus. Narcissus is now the monastery’s abbot and has taken the name John. The two men have a long conversation about why God allows evils like plague.
