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Journey to the East. Narcissus and Goldmund ( German: Narziß und Goldmund, pronounced [naʁˈtsɪs ʔʊnt ˈɡɔltmʊnt] ), also published in English as Death and the Lover, is a novel written by the German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse which was first published in 1930. At its publication, Narcissus and Goldmund was considered Hesse's literary ...
Ancient Greece portal. Myths portal. v. t. e. 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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62,848 ratings3,220 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. First published in 1930, Hesse's novel remains a moving and pointed ...
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Aug 2, 2023 · Narcissus spends practically all his time inside the walls of Mariabronn, so he is depicted as fixed to a place that encircles his existence in a sort of ritual, while Goldmund, the lover and the artist, enjoys open spaces as an itinerant wanderer. Narcissus’s devotion and mysticism raises his thinking beyond earthly forms toward the pure ...
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 life, the other in fervent search of more worldly salvation. This conflict between flesh and spirit, between emotional and contemplative man, was a life ...
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 ...
