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Poems is a collection of 31 poems written by the German author Hermann Hesse between 1899 and 1921. They were selected and translated to English by James Wright in 1970 from Die Gedichte, which was published in German in 1953. This collection was first published in 1971.
Author of One Hour After Midnight, Hermann Hesse One Hour After Midnight (German: Eine Stunde hinter Mitternacht ) is a collection of prose poetry written by the German author Hermann Hesse . First published in the year 1899, it shares its name with a poem from Hesse's earlier collection, Romantic Songs .
Hesse's earliest essays revolve around narrow literary topics but become more philosophical and political in the 1920s to 1930s and finally the reflections of a man who has retreated from the strife of dialectics and now deals with such matters with greater detachment. Prior to the 1970s, only a few of Hesse's essays have been available in English.
"Life's a climb. But the view is great." There are times when things seemingly go to plan, and there are other moments when nothing works out. During those instances, you might feel lost.
47. "The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work.” – Vince Lombardi. 48. "Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of ...
Peter Camenzind, published in 1904, was the first novel by Hermann Hesse.It contains a number of themes that were to preoccupy the author in many of his later works, most notably the individual's search for a unique spiritual and physical identity amidst the backdrops of nature and modern civilization, and the role of art in the formation of personal identity.
1. "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched—they must be felt with the heart." 2. "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Hermann Karl Hesse (German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈhɛsə] ⓘ; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter.Although Hesse was born in Germany's Black Forest region of Swabia, his father's celebrated heritage as a Baltic German and his grandmother's French-Swiss roots had an intellectual influence on him.