The Birth of Novalis: Friedrich von Hardenberg's Journal of 1797, with Selected Letters and Documents

Friedrich von Hardenberg, who later became known as the poet Novalis, kept a journal between April and July 1797 that captured his moods, thoughts, and observations following the death of his fifteen-year-old fiancée Sophie von Kühn and his dearly loved younger brother Erasmus. The journal's short, day-to-day entries allow a frank and candid glimpse into the inner life of the maturing poet, and are complemented by selections from Hardenberg's letters. Taken together, and read in conjunction with the fragments written before, during, and shortly after this period of time, the journal and letters shed light on a process of self-discovery during which Hardenberg became convinced of his poetic vocation and acknowledged this conviction in an act of self-christening, as the poet Novalis.

Author: Bruce Donehower,Novalis
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 07/02/2015
Series: Suny Series, Intersections: Philosophy and Critical Theory
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780791469705