From West to East and back again: an educational reading of Hermann Hesse's later work
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Main Author: Roberts, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Rotterdam SensePublishers c2012
Series:Educational futures v.51
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Online Access:DE-1046
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Item Description:Introduction -- - Reading Hermann Hesse's Later Novels From an Educational Point of View -- - From West to East and Back Again -- - Mystery, Ritual and Education -- - More Than A Metaphor -- - Education, Society and the Individual -- - Life, Death and Transformation -- - Education, Incompleteness and Immortality
Includes bibliographical references
Of all the great Western novelists of the twentieth century, the German writer Hermann Hesse is arguably one of the most important for educationists. Paying particular attention to Hesse's last novel, The Glass Bead Game, and its immediate predecessor, The Journey to the East, this book suggests that Hesse was a man of the West who turned to the idea of 'the East' in seeking to understand himself and his society. From these later texts a rich, complex theory of educational transformation emerges. From West to East and Back Again examines the role of dialogue and uncertainty in the transformative process, considers utopian and ritualistic elements in Hesse's work, and explores the notion of education serving as a bridge between life and death. Hesse's novels address philosophical themes and questions of enduring significance, and this book will appeal to all who share an interest in human striving and growth
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9460915876
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