Suny Press
Struck by Apollo : H?derlin's Journeys to Bordeaux and Back and Beyond
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9781438495033
ISBN13:
9781438495033
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Struck by Apollo : H?derlin's Journeys to Bordeaux and Back and Beyond
$34.95
$32.45
Sale 7%
In the winter of 1801-02, Friedrich H?derlin traveled more than one thousand kilometers from his home near Stuttgart to Bordeaux, partly on foot, partly by post coach. It took him two months. Then, after four months serving as a tutor, he inexplicably decided to return home. Not long after he set out, his coach was held up by highwaymen, and, with no money, he had to walk the rest of the way. By the time he arrived, he was so disheveled and disoriented his friends did not recognize him. Though H?derlin was just thirty-two years old, the trip marked the beginning of the end of his active life as one of Germany's greatest poets and thinkers. With more than sixty black-and-white photographs by the author and eighteen historical route maps, Struck by Apollo follows H?derlin to Bordeaux and back and beyond. David Farrell Krell retraces the journeys in striking detail, reflecting on their significance for H?derlin's life and work in ways that will interest a wide swath of fellow thinkers and travelers.
| Author: David Farrell Krell |
| Publisher: Suny Press |
| Publication Date: Apr 02, 2024 |
| Number of Pages: NA pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 143849503X |
| ISBN-13: 9781438495033 |
