Hölderlin's Hymns: "Germania" and "The Rhine" (Studies in Continental Thought)

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“Translated with skill and precision, these lectures . . . present the most penetrating analysis of two of Hölderlin’s most significant hymns” (Choice).Martin Heidegger’s 1934–1935 lectures on Friedrich Hölderlin’s hymns “Germania” and “The Rhine” are considered the most significant among Heidegger’s lectures on Hölderlin. Coming at a crucial time in his career, the text illustrates Heidegger’s turn toward language, art, and poetry while reflecting his despair at his failure to revolutionize the German university and his hope for a more profound revolution through the German language, guided by Hölderlin’s poetry.These lectures are important for understanding Heidegger’s changing relation to politics, his turn toward Nietzsche, his thinking about the German language, and his breakthrough to a new kind of poetic thinking.“[This translation], including a clear and concise introduction and useful glossaries, attains both accuracy and clarity, rarely faltering in its choice of words.” —Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Copyright:
2014

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
312 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780253014306
Related ISBNs:
9780253014214
Publisher:
Indiana University Press
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Copyrighted By:
Indiana University Press
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Poetry, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Philosophy
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Translator:
William McNeill
Translator:
Julia Ireland

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