Narcissus and Goldmund
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"Narcissus and Goldmund" is a philosophical novel by Hermann Hesse that contrasts the lives of an ascetic scholar and a sensuous wanderer to explore themes of spirituality, art, and the duality of human nature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Narcissus and Goldmund canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Hermann Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Goldmund is a sensuous wanderer
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Narcissus is an ascetic scholar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| genre |
bildungsroman
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novel of ideas ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Narcissus and Goldmund (1974 film)
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Narziss und Goldmund (2020 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
artistic creation
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itinerant life ⓘ monastic life ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Chinese
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English ⓘ French ⓘ Italian ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Korean ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian mysticism
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medieval monastic tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfFirstEdition | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Goldmund
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Narcissus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of the conflict between intellect and instinct
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symbolic and allegorical style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Narziß und Goldmund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hermann Hesse bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| publisher | S. Fischer Verlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | medieval Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Apollonian and Dionysian duality
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art ⓘ asceticism versus sensuality ⓘ duality of human nature ⓘ friendship ⓘ mortality ⓘ search for identity ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Hermann Hesse