Hymn III
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Hymn III is one of the poetic sections in Novalis’s Romantic work "Hymns to the Night," reflecting his mystical and philosophical meditations on death, night, and transcendence.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
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poem ⓘ section of a literary work ⓘ |
| author | Novalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym | Novalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorRealName | Georg Philipp Friedrich von Hardenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionFirstPublication | Athenaeum (journal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1800 ⓘ |
| collectionStructure | Hymns to the Night consists of six hymns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| form | prose hymn ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic poetry ⓘ |
| hasCentralMotif |
night as a gateway to transcendence
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spiritual rebirth through death ⓘ yearning for reunion beyond the grave ⓘ |
| imagery |
death as passage to higher life
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light and darkness contrast ⓘ night as a sacred realm ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian mysticism
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Pietism NERFINISHED ⓘ Romantic philosophy of the infinite ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | German Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Early Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
death
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love and loss ⓘ mysticism ⓘ night ⓘ religious experience ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| originalTitleOfCollection | Hymnen an die Nacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hymns to the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalAspect |
longing for the infinite
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meditation on mortality ⓘ romanticized view of death ⓘ union of life and death ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | German Idealism and Romantic Naturphilosophie ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian-Platonic view of eternity ⓘ |
| style |
religious-ecstatic tone
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symbolic ⓘ visionary ⓘ |
| tone |
contemplative
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ecstatic ⓘ mournful yet hopeful ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | Hymns to the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTypeWithinCollection | middle hymn of the sequence ⓘ |
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