Hyperion
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Hyperion is a seminal epistolary novel by Friedrich Hölderlin that explores themes of idealism, freedom, and the struggle for Greek independence through the reflections of its disillusioned protagonist.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hyperion canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Friedrich Hölderlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Alabanda
NERFINISHED
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Diotima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| firstPartPublicationYear | 1797 ⓘ |
| form | two-part novel ⓘ |
| genre |
Bildungsroman
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philosophical novel ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | musical and theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Greek War of Independence (idealized, prefigured) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later German Romantic writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Schiller
NERFINISHED
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epistolary fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | German Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
key work of early German Romanticism
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major work of Friedrich Hölderlin ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hyperion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
Greece as aesthetic and political ideal
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alienation from modern society ⓘ unity of man and nature ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Hyperion oder Der Eremit in Griechenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | German Idealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
limits of revolutionary violence
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reconciliation of spirit and nature ⓘ search for a homeland ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Hyperion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1790s ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstPart | Cotta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPartPublicationYear | 1799 ⓘ |
| setting | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | letters ⓘ |
| theme |
disillusionment
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failure of revolution ⓘ freedom ⓘ friendship ⓘ idealism ⓘ love ⓘ nature and beauty ⓘ political utopia ⓘ struggle for Greek independence ⓘ |
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