Essays and Letters

by Friedrich Hölderlin and Friedrich Hlderlin

Book Overview

One of Germany's greatest poets, Johann Christian Friedrich H lderlin (1770-1843) was also a prose writer of intense feeling, intelligence and perception. This new translation of selected letters and essays traces the life and thoughts of this extraordinary writer. H lderlin's letters to friends and fellow writers such as Hegel, Schiller and Goethe describe his development as a poet, while those written to his family speak with great passion of his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140447083
• ISBN13: 9780140447088
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.8"