At its publication, Narcissus and Goldmund was considered Hesse's literary triumph; chronologically. Goldmund is to study in the monastery Mariabronn. There he meets a religious monk named Narcissus.
Narcissus and Goldmund tells the story of two medieval men whose characters are diametrically opposite: Narcissus, an ascetic monk firm in his religious commitment, and Goldmund. Narcissus and Goldmund by Herman Hesse tells the story of two young medieval men dedicated at odds with each other's pursuits. There he meets the novice Narcissus.
When Goldmund comes to Narcissus' defense against an older group of boys it marks the beginning of a profound friendship. Goldmund, a young man, is sent away to a monastery by his father to atone for his mother's sins. There he meets the novice Narcissus. Narcissus and Goldmund Summary. (Masterpieces of World Literature, Critical Edition). In Narcissus and Goldmund, Hesse reaches into the past to explore the theme of the reconciliation of opposites. The conflict between artistic and scholarly existence had always been a problem for him.
Get notified when Narcissus and Goldmund is updated. Narcissus and Goldmund is his very best. What makes this short book so limitlessly vast is the body-and-soul-shaking debate that runs through it, which it has the honesty and courage not to resolve: between the flesh and spirit, art and scientific or religious speculation, action and contemplation.
Goldmund is to study in the monastery Mariabronn. There he meets a religious monk named Narcissus. Its international sales have been entrusted to Beta Cinema. Narcissus and Goldmund - Un film di Stefan Ruzowitzky.