Hyperion, or, The hermit in Greece
2008Archipelago BooksISBN 9780979333026
FictionGerman fictionTranslations into EnglishEpistolary fictionFiction, biographicalGreece, fictionAuthors, fictionPhilosophy, modern, 19th centuryEgyptian wit and humorNasreddin Hoca (Anecdotes)Nasreddin Hoca (Legendary character)
About this book
"A Greek hermit recounts the pivotal phases of his life, from his discovery of the vanished glory of antiquity, through his encounter with his beloved Diotima, who embodies his goal of merging with "the All of nature," to his participation in a Greek uprising against Ottoman Turkish tyranny."--book jacket.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Archipelago Books
- Published
- 2008
- ISBN
- 9780979333026
About Unknown Author
**Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin** (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːhan ˈkʁɪsti.aːn ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhœldɐliːn]; 20 March 1770 – 7 June 1843) was a major German lyric poet, commonly associated with the artistic movement known as Romanticism.
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