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鬲鬲賳丕賵賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 鬲鬲亘毓 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿貙 兀睾賱亘 丕賱鬲賳丕賯囟丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賯丿 賷賲乇 亘賴丕 丕賱賲乇亍 賵賴賵 賷賵丕噩賴 丕賱丨賷丕丞貙 賵鬲購卮賷乇 兀賷囟丕賸 廿賱賶 兀賳 賳乇爻賷爻 賯丿 賵丕噩賴賴丕 噩賲賷毓丕賸 賵賴賵 賮賷 賲毓鬲夭賱賴: 丕賱禺賷乇 賵丕賱卮乇貙 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵丕賱賲賵鬲貙 丕賱賱賴 賵丕賱卮賷胤丕賳貙 丕賱禺賱賵丿 賵丕賱賮賳丕亍貙 丕賱氐丿賷賯 賵丕賱毓丿賵貙 丕賱兀賲丕賳 賵丕賱禺賵賮貙 丕賱丨囟丕乇丞 賵丕賱睾丕亘丞貙 丕賱鬲賳馗賷賲 賵丕賱賮賵囟賶貙 丕賱賵賮丕亍 賵丕賱禺賷丕賳丞貙 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱賰乇賴. 賰丕賳 賴丿賮 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 睾賷乇 丕賱賲毓賱賳 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 鬲噩賵丕賱賴 賴賵 賲乇丕賰賲丞 丕賱禺亘乇丕鬲貙 賵賰丕賳 毓丿賵賴 睾賷乇 丕賱賲毓賱賳 兀賷囟丕賸 賴賵 鬲噩丿丿 睾丕賷丕鬲賴貙 鬲噩丿丿 賲丕 賷乇賷丿 鬲丨賯賷賯賴 賵鬲亘丿賱賴 賰賱賲丕 丨賯賯賴. 兀賲丕 賳乇爻賷爻 賮賱賲 賷賰賳 毓丿賵賴 爻賵賶 賮賰乇丞 賵丕丨丿丞: 兀賳 賱丕 鬲賰賵賳 賳賮爻賰貙 兀賳 鬲丨丕賵賱 鬲夭賷賷賮 賲丕 兀賳鬲 毓賱賷賴貙 賵賱匕賱賰 賮賯丿 賰丕賳 賴丿賮賴 胤賵丕賱 丨賷丕鬲賴 賵賲氐丿乇 毓匕丕亘丕鬲賴 賴賵 兀賳 賷噩丿 賳賮爻賴貙 兀賳 賷乇賶 賳賮爻賴 賰賲丕 賴賷 丿賵賳 鬲兀孬賷乇 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 賮賷賴丕 賵丿賵賳 兀賴丿丕賮 賲賵囟賵毓丞 賱賴丕 賲賳 禺丕乇噩賴丕.
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First published January 1, 1930
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Hermann Hesse
2,132听books18.7k听followersMany works, including
Siddhartha
(1922) and
Steppenwolf
(1927), of German-born Swiss writer Hermann Hesse concern the struggle of the individual to find wholeness and meaning in life; he won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1946.
Other best-known works of this poet, novelist, and painter include The Glass Bead Game , which, also known as Magister Ludi, explore a search of an individual for spirituality outside society.
In his time, Hesse was a popular and influential author in the German-speaking world; worldwide fame only came later. Young Germans desiring a different and more "natural" way of life at the time of great economic and technological progress in the country, received enthusiastically Peter Camenzind , first great novel of Hesse.
Throughout Germany, people named many schools. In 1964, people founded the Calwer Hermann-Hesse-Preis, awarded biennially, alternately to a German-language literary journal or to the translator of work of Hesse to a foreign language. The city of Karlsruhe, Germany, also associates a Hermann Hesse prize.
Other best-known works of this poet, novelist, and painter include The Glass Bead Game , which, also known as Magister Ludi, explore a search of an individual for spirituality outside society.
In his time, Hesse was a popular and influential author in the German-speaking world; worldwide fame only came later. Young Germans desiring a different and more "natural" way of life at the time of great economic and technological progress in the country, received enthusiastically Peter Camenzind , first great novel of Hesse.
Throughout Germany, people named many schools. In 1964, people founded the Calwer Hermann-Hesse-Preis, awarded biennially, alternately to a German-language literary journal or to the translator of work of Hesse to a foreign language. The city of Karlsruhe, Germany, also associates a Hermann Hesse prize.
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March 26, 2018
At the time of reading, this was my favorite Hesse book and, indeed, it is probably his quintessential novel, the one to recommend for anyone wanting to check him out. I have given away copies of it for this purpose to several persons over the years.
Contrary to the description in Wikipedia, I read the novel from the perspective of Goldmund being lost and then found. Seduced by the snares of the world, he leaves the peace of the monastic life for a life of trial and error, ultimately, as an old man, returning to where he began. Since in his case experience led to wisdom, Goldmund represented to me the via positiva, the path to enlightenment which leads through lovingly appropriated experience, while Narcissus, remaining behind in the monastery, represented the via negativa, the path to enlightenment obtained by critical thinking and contemplative withdrawal. This, the essential identity behind two ostensibly very different paths along life's way, reminded me also of the two main schools of Buddhism, the big and little boats, Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism. One is also reminded of the same distinction when the lives of Christian saints as different at Francis of Assisi and Simeon of the Desert are sympathetically compared. There is truth to it.
This is not to say that the reference made by the Wikipedia writer to Nietzsche's Apollonian and Dionysian is incorrect. Given the intellectual influences obtaining in Hesse's circles and the nature of his missionary family it is likely that both were considered. My own reading was influenced by having studied mysticism by this time and not yet having read Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy.
What I really like about Hermann Hesse, here and elsewhere, is that he really cared, cared about people, cared about culture and cared about the natural world. Most everything he wrote, from his novels and short stories to his political essays, attempts to be constructive, to share something of what he had learned of importance with others. He wrote to the better side of our natures, both emotional and intellectual. I am so glad that young people are still reading him despite the many years which have passed since his last great work, The Glass Bead Game, in 1943.
Contrary to the description in Wikipedia, I read the novel from the perspective of Goldmund being lost and then found. Seduced by the snares of the world, he leaves the peace of the monastic life for a life of trial and error, ultimately, as an old man, returning to where he began. Since in his case experience led to wisdom, Goldmund represented to me the via positiva, the path to enlightenment which leads through lovingly appropriated experience, while Narcissus, remaining behind in the monastery, represented the via negativa, the path to enlightenment obtained by critical thinking and contemplative withdrawal. This, the essential identity behind two ostensibly very different paths along life's way, reminded me also of the two main schools of Buddhism, the big and little boats, Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism. One is also reminded of the same distinction when the lives of Christian saints as different at Francis of Assisi and Simeon of the Desert are sympathetically compared. There is truth to it.
This is not to say that the reference made by the Wikipedia writer to Nietzsche's Apollonian and Dionysian is incorrect. Given the intellectual influences obtaining in Hesse's circles and the nature of his missionary family it is likely that both were considered. My own reading was influenced by having studied mysticism by this time and not yet having read Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy.
What I really like about Hermann Hesse, here and elsewhere, is that he really cared, cared about people, cared about culture and cared about the natural world. Most everything he wrote, from his novels and short stories to his political essays, attempts to be constructive, to share something of what he had learned of importance with others. He wrote to the better side of our natures, both emotional and intellectual. I am so glad that young people are still reading him despite the many years which have passed since his last great work, The Glass Bead Game, in 1943.
February 18, 2025
What an ironical prig this Narcissus guy is!
Narcissus and Goldmund, as I look back on it now in my old age - far from my youthful love for it - is one of Hesse鈥檚 near-misses. Close, but no cigar, as they used to say at the Fair. This novel could have been perfect.
But no - it misses the boat. At least to someone like me who鈥檚 a tiny bit older and wiser...
Why?
To find that out, let鈥檚 go back to the medieval era, in which this book is set...
There once was an 鈥榓lmost-Narcissus鈥� back then. His name was Desiderius Erasmus.
A Catholic and Monkish gentleman (and a scholar) of the world, he acted as a facilitator for the catholicism of Catholicism, and as a friend of Church nobility and peacemaker. He purportedly was a friend of poor ordinary souls. It鈥檚 true, I think, that he envied their spontaneous ease!
He wanted, you see, to silence his own b锚te noire: Martin Luther, an almost-Goldmund.
You see, Luther was an semi-innocent, like Goldmund - who was impulsive and passionate, like his real-life archetype. And both Luther and his fictional doppelg盲nger Goldmund were deeply conflicted. And Luther, like Goldmund, was ready to suffer eternal torment, if needs be, for following his own star. Erasmus? Never!
And spontaneous! And Erasmus was not.
For if in conflicted souls spontaneity is dammed up in the heart the result is spiritual entropy!
There, though, the near-similarity ends... and while Goldmund鈥榮 outlet was art, Luther鈥檚 was the defence of simple faith and warm married love.
If Erasmus more nearly approximates to the coolly rational but envious Narcissus...
Hesse is ALSO a Narcissus, like Erasmus.
A wannabe free spirit!
A sophisticated pan-European man of the world, he resented and perhaps envied passionate, mystical artists - like Rainer Maria Rilke - and his own creation, Goldmund.
These are men who live by the free spiritual self-replenishment of pure inspiration!
Rilke, like Luther and Goldmund, could do no wrong in the eyes of his admirers. He could also do as he liked. And did it, though, always within the bounds of decency. Like the other two, he was also conflicted:
As we see in his great, final Duino Elegies.
And that masterpiece shows, like Luther and Goldmund before him, he could be mystical in a way few other men were.
Few men, and that includes Hesse.
Hesse was partly a lie to the world, for he, like so many, was so precisely and tormentedly that to himself.
He wasn鈥檛 an ingenuous, mystical guy like Rilke. A guy who saw ultimate, peaceful death in the sex act. Death - the end and beginning - of life!
And perhaps Hesse's outr茅 habits, like those of his protagonist in Demian, bound his soul to self-contradiction. And the complications of a Narcissus or Erasmus.
But a he was a true barometer of his times.
And that is the reason this near-masterpiece is close, but no cigar... he TRIES too hard for perfection.
Perfection wasn鈥檛 to Rilke like an endless Glass Bead Game - but, rather, like being out on the open water of imagination and feeling the Pneuma of Inspiration catch your sails.
It must, you see, come from the heart - but it can鈥檛, with Hesse.
Perhaps Hesse鈥檚 Heart was just too constricted and dark a place.
Because it was formed of his endless anxieties and boredom, which NEVER gave him Answers of the Spirit but only Excuses for possible Escape - and further intellectual exploration.
Like Erasmus - while Luther鈥檚 Faith was a constant Breeze from a sincere Heart. How frustrating!
And the heart has its reasons, of which the brain knows nothing!
That, at least, is one old guy鈥檚 two cents worth.
Even though, as a kid, I LOVED it, lulled by its twin themes of rebellion and creativity.
But I hadn鈥檛 then seen the Source of those two Inspiring emotions...
In the very Life Force that moves the Universe -
But I do now.
***
NOW, watch the Trailer for the German fillm... Narcissus and Goldmund!
Narcissus and Goldmund, as I look back on it now in my old age - far from my youthful love for it - is one of Hesse鈥檚 near-misses. Close, but no cigar, as they used to say at the Fair. This novel could have been perfect.
But no - it misses the boat. At least to someone like me who鈥檚 a tiny bit older and wiser...
Why?
To find that out, let鈥檚 go back to the medieval era, in which this book is set...
There once was an 鈥榓lmost-Narcissus鈥� back then. His name was Desiderius Erasmus.
A Catholic and Monkish gentleman (and a scholar) of the world, he acted as a facilitator for the catholicism of Catholicism, and as a friend of Church nobility and peacemaker. He purportedly was a friend of poor ordinary souls. It鈥檚 true, I think, that he envied their spontaneous ease!
He wanted, you see, to silence his own b锚te noire: Martin Luther, an almost-Goldmund.
You see, Luther was an semi-innocent, like Goldmund - who was impulsive and passionate, like his real-life archetype. And both Luther and his fictional doppelg盲nger Goldmund were deeply conflicted. And Luther, like Goldmund, was ready to suffer eternal torment, if needs be, for following his own star. Erasmus? Never!
And spontaneous! And Erasmus was not.
For if in conflicted souls spontaneity is dammed up in the heart the result is spiritual entropy!
There, though, the near-similarity ends... and while Goldmund鈥榮 outlet was art, Luther鈥檚 was the defence of simple faith and warm married love.
If Erasmus more nearly approximates to the coolly rational but envious Narcissus...
Hesse is ALSO a Narcissus, like Erasmus.
A wannabe free spirit!
A sophisticated pan-European man of the world, he resented and perhaps envied passionate, mystical artists - like Rainer Maria Rilke - and his own creation, Goldmund.
These are men who live by the free spiritual self-replenishment of pure inspiration!
Rilke, like Luther and Goldmund, could do no wrong in the eyes of his admirers. He could also do as he liked. And did it, though, always within the bounds of decency. Like the other two, he was also conflicted:
As we see in his great, final Duino Elegies.
And that masterpiece shows, like Luther and Goldmund before him, he could be mystical in a way few other men were.
Few men, and that includes Hesse.
Hesse was partly a lie to the world, for he, like so many, was so precisely and tormentedly that to himself.
He wasn鈥檛 an ingenuous, mystical guy like Rilke. A guy who saw ultimate, peaceful death in the sex act. Death - the end and beginning - of life!
And perhaps Hesse's outr茅 habits, like those of his protagonist in Demian, bound his soul to self-contradiction. And the complications of a Narcissus or Erasmus.
But a he was a true barometer of his times.
And that is the reason this near-masterpiece is close, but no cigar... he TRIES too hard for perfection.
Perfection wasn鈥檛 to Rilke like an endless Glass Bead Game - but, rather, like being out on the open water of imagination and feeling the Pneuma of Inspiration catch your sails.
It must, you see, come from the heart - but it can鈥檛, with Hesse.
Perhaps Hesse鈥檚 Heart was just too constricted and dark a place.
Because it was formed of his endless anxieties and boredom, which NEVER gave him Answers of the Spirit but only Excuses for possible Escape - and further intellectual exploration.
Like Erasmus - while Luther鈥檚 Faith was a constant Breeze from a sincere Heart. How frustrating!
And the heart has its reasons, of which the brain knows nothing!
That, at least, is one old guy鈥檚 two cents worth.
Even though, as a kid, I LOVED it, lulled by its twin themes of rebellion and creativity.
But I hadn鈥檛 then seen the Source of those two Inspiring emotions...
In the very Life Force that moves the Universe -
But I do now.
***
NOW, watch the Trailer for the German fillm... Narcissus and Goldmund!
September 29, 2021
Narzi脽 und Goldmund = Death and the Lover = Narcissus and Goldmund, Hermann Hesse
Narcissus and Goldmund is a novel written by the German鈥揝wiss author Hermann Hesse which was first published in 1930. At its publication, Narcissus and Goldmund was considered Hesse's literary triumph; chronologically, it follows Steppenwolf.
Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of a young man, Goldmund, who wanders aimlessly throughout Medieval Germany after leaving a Catholic monastery school in search of what could be described as "the meaning of life," or rather, the meaning of his life.
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诏賱丿賲賵賳丿 (夭乇蹖賳 丿賴丕賳) 亘蹖丕亘丕賳诏乇丿蹖貙 亘丕 乇賵丨蹖 賱胤蹖賮貙 賵 丿蹖丿蹖 賴賳乇賲賳丿丕賳賴貙 亘賴 禺賵丕賳卮诏乇 賲毓乇賮蹖 卮丿賴貙 賵 賳丕乇鬲爻蹖爻 (賳乇诏爻) 毓丕亘丿蹖 賵丕賱丕賲賯丕賲貙 讴賴 诏賳丕賴蹖 賲乇鬲讴亘 賳卮丿賴貙 賵 毓賲乇卮 乇丕 亘賴 毓亘丕丿鬲 诏匕乇丕賳丿賴 丕爻鬲貨 賴賲蹖賳 趩賳丿 乇賵夭 倬蹖卮鬲乇 賳蹖夭 亘丕夭 賴賲 鬲乇噩賲賴 蹖 噩賳丕亘 芦爻乇賵卮 丨亘蹖亘蹖禄 乇丕 禺賵丕賳丿賲貙 卮丕賴讴丕乇 芦賴乇賲丕賳 賴爻賴禄 丕爻鬲
賳賯賱 丕夭 賲鬲賳 讴鬲丕亘: (夭乇蹖賳 丿賴丕賳: 賮讴乇 賲蹖讴賳賲 讴賴 蹖讴 诏賱亘乇诏 诏賱 蹖丕爻 讴賵趩讴 讴賴 賲蹖賱賵賱丿貙 亘爻蹖丕乇 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丕夭 鬲賲丕賲 讴鬲丕亘賴丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴貙 丨乇賮 丿丕乇丿貨 亘丕 丨乇賵賮 賵 讴賱賲丕鬲貙 賳賲蹖鬲賵丕賳 鬲賲丕賲 丨賯蹖賯鬲 乇丕 亘蹖丕賳 讴乇丿貨 芦賳丕乇鬲爻蹖爻禄: 亘乇丕蹖 賮乇丕诏蹖乇蹖 毓賱賵賲貙 丕蹖賳 趩賳丿 丨乇賮 讴丕賮蹖 賳蹖爻鬲貨 乇賵丨 噩賴丕賳貙 噩爻賲 乇丕 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇丿貙 讴丕賱亘丿 乇丕 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇丿貙 鬲丕 丿乇 丌賳 丕夭 乇賵丨 禺賵丿 亘丿賲丿貨 丕賵 賲蹖禺賵丕賴丿 讴賴 賲丕 丌蹖丕鬲 丕賱賴蹖 乇丕 亘卮賳丕爻蹖賲貨 丕賵 亘賵丿賳 乇丕 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇丿貙 賳賴 卮丿賳 乇丕貨 丨賯蹖賯鬲 乇丕 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇丿貙 賳賴 賲賲讴賳 乇丕貨 丕賵 鬲丨賲賱 賳賲蹖讴賳丿貙 讴賴 丨乇賮 丿賱賴丕貙 亘賴 卮讴賱 賲丕乇貙 蹖丕 倬乇賳丿賴 丕蹖 丿乇丌蹖賳丿貨 丿乇 胤亘蹖毓鬲貙 乇賵丨 賳賲蹖鬲賵丕賳丿 賲丕丿賴 亘丕卮丿貙 亘賱讴賴 囟丿 丌賳貙 賵 丿乇 鬲囟丕丿 亘丕 丌賳 丕爻鬲.)貨 倬丕蹖丕賳 賳賯賱
賳賯賱 丿蹖诏乇: (诏丕賴 丿乇賽 丕鬲丕賯賽 芦诏賱丿賲賵賳丿禄 乇丕貙 讴賴 倬蹖讴乇賴 蹖 芦賲乇蹖賲禄 丿乇 丌賳 賯乇丕乇 丿丕卮鬲貙 亘丕夭 賲蹖讴乇丿貙 賵 亘丕 丕丨鬲蹖丕胤貙 乇賵倬賵卮 丕夭 氐賵乇鬲卮 毓賯亘 賲蹖夭丿貙 賵 丿乇 亘乇丕亘乇卮 賲蹖賲丕賳丿貨 丕夭 賲賳卮兀 丌賳貙 趩蹖夭蹖 賳賲蹖丿丕賳爻鬲貨 芦诏賱丿賲賵賳丿禄 賴乇诏夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 芦賱蹖丿蹖丕禄 乇丕貙 亘乇丕蹖 丕賵 賳賯賱 賳讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿貨 丕賲丕 芦賳丕乇鬲爻蹖爻禄貙 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 乇丕 丨爻 賲蹖讴乇丿貨 賲蹖丿丕賳爻鬲 讴賴 丕賳丿蹖卮賴 蹖 丕賳丿丕賲 丌賳 丿賵卮蹖夭賴貙 賲丿鬲蹖 丿乇丕夭 丿乇 丿賱 丿賵爻鬲卮貙 噩丕蹖蹖 丿丕卮鬲賴 丕爻鬲貨 卮丕蹖丿 芦诏賱丿賲賵賳丿禄 丕賵 乇丕 賮乇蹖賮鬲賴 亘賵丿貙 蹖丕 趩賴 亘爻丕 亘丕 丕賵 亘蹖 賵賮丕蹖蹖 讴乇丿賴貙 賵 鬲賳賴丕蹖卮 诏匕丕卮鬲賴 亘賵丿貨 丕賲丕 丕賵 乇丕 丿乇 噩丕賳 禺賵丿 賴賲乇丕賴 丿丕卮鬲賴貙 賵 賵賮丕丿丕乇丕賳賴 鬲乇 丕夭 賴乇 卮賵賴乇蹖貙 丕夭 蹖丕丿 丕賵 丨乇丕爻鬲 讴乇丿賴貙 賵 爻乇丕賳噩丕賲 卮丕蹖丿 倬爻 丕夭 爻丕賱賴丕蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇貙 讴賴 胤蹖 丌賳鈥屬囏� 丕賵 乇丕 賴乇诏夭 賳丿蹖丿賴貙 丕蹖賳 氐賵乇鬲 丿賱鈥� 丕賳诏蹖夭 乇丕貙 丕夭 丕賵 倬乇丿丕禺鬲賴貙 賵 趩賴乇賴 賵 丕胤賵丕乇貙 賵 丿爻鬲鈥屬囏й屫簇� 鬲賲丕賲 賲賴乇 賵 爻鬲丕蹖卮 丕卮鬲蹖丕賯貙 賵 丿賱丿賱丿诏蹖 乇丕 賲鬲噩賱蹖 爻丕禺鬲賴 亘賵丿)貨 倬丕蹖丕賳 賳賯賱
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 27/09/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 06/07/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
Narcissus and Goldmund is a novel written by the German鈥揝wiss author Hermann Hesse which was first published in 1930. At its publication, Narcissus and Goldmund was considered Hesse's literary triumph; chronologically, it follows Steppenwolf.
Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of a young man, Goldmund, who wanders aimlessly throughout Medieval Germany after leaving a Catholic monastery school in search of what could be described as "the meaning of life," or rather, the meaning of his life.
毓賳賵丕賳賴丕蹖 趩丕倬 卮丿賴 丿乇 丕蹖乇丕賳: 芦賳丕乇鬲爻蹖爻 賵 诏賱丿賲賵賳丿禄貨 芦賳乇诏爻 賵 夭乇賷賳 丿賴丕賳禄貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 賴乇賲丕賳 賴爻賴貨 鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 賲丕賴 丌诏賵爻鬲 爻丕賱2008賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
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诏賱丿賲賵賳丿 (夭乇蹖賳 丿賴丕賳) 亘蹖丕亘丕賳诏乇丿蹖貙 亘丕 乇賵丨蹖 賱胤蹖賮貙 賵 丿蹖丿蹖 賴賳乇賲賳丿丕賳賴貙 亘賴 禺賵丕賳卮诏乇 賲毓乇賮蹖 卮丿賴貙 賵 賳丕乇鬲爻蹖爻 (賳乇诏爻) 毓丕亘丿蹖 賵丕賱丕賲賯丕賲貙 讴賴 诏賳丕賴蹖 賲乇鬲讴亘 賳卮丿賴貙 賵 毓賲乇卮 乇丕 亘賴 毓亘丕丿鬲 诏匕乇丕賳丿賴 丕爻鬲貨 賴賲蹖賳 趩賳丿 乇賵夭 倬蹖卮鬲乇 賳蹖夭 亘丕夭 賴賲 鬲乇噩賲賴 蹖 噩賳丕亘 芦爻乇賵卮 丨亘蹖亘蹖禄 乇丕 禺賵丕賳丿賲貙 卮丕賴讴丕乇 芦賴乇賲丕賳 賴爻賴禄 丕爻鬲
賳賯賱 丕夭 賲鬲賳 讴鬲丕亘: (夭乇蹖賳 丿賴丕賳: 賮讴乇 賲蹖讴賳賲 讴賴 蹖讴 诏賱亘乇诏 诏賱 蹖丕爻 讴賵趩讴 讴賴 賲蹖賱賵賱丿貙 亘爻蹖丕乇 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丕夭 鬲賲丕賲 讴鬲丕亘賴丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴貙 丨乇賮 丿丕乇丿貨 亘丕 丨乇賵賮 賵 讴賱賲丕鬲貙 賳賲蹖鬲賵丕賳 鬲賲丕賲 丨賯蹖賯鬲 乇丕 亘蹖丕賳 讴乇丿貨 芦賳丕乇鬲爻蹖爻禄: 亘乇丕蹖 賮乇丕诏蹖乇蹖 毓賱賵賲貙 丕蹖賳 趩賳丿 丨乇賮 讴丕賮蹖 賳蹖爻鬲貨 乇賵丨 噩賴丕賳貙 噩爻賲 乇丕 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇丿貙 讴丕賱亘丿 乇丕 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇丿貙 鬲丕 丿乇 丌賳 丕夭 乇賵丨 禺賵丿 亘丿賲丿貨 丕賵 賲蹖禺賵丕賴丿 讴賴 賲丕 丌蹖丕鬲 丕賱賴蹖 乇丕 亘卮賳丕爻蹖賲貨 丕賵 亘賵丿賳 乇丕 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇丿貙 賳賴 卮丿賳 乇丕貨 丨賯蹖賯鬲 乇丕 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇丿貙 賳賴 賲賲讴賳 乇丕貨 丕賵 鬲丨賲賱 賳賲蹖讴賳丿貙 讴賴 丨乇賮 丿賱賴丕貙 亘賴 卮讴賱 賲丕乇貙 蹖丕 倬乇賳丿賴 丕蹖 丿乇丌蹖賳丿貨 丿乇 胤亘蹖毓鬲貙 乇賵丨 賳賲蹖鬲賵丕賳丿 賲丕丿賴 亘丕卮丿貙 亘賱讴賴 囟丿 丌賳貙 賵 丿乇 鬲囟丕丿 亘丕 丌賳 丕爻鬲.)貨 倬丕蹖丕賳 賳賯賱
賳賯賱 丿蹖诏乇: (诏丕賴 丿乇賽 丕鬲丕賯賽 芦诏賱丿賲賵賳丿禄 乇丕貙 讴賴 倬蹖讴乇賴 蹖 芦賲乇蹖賲禄 丿乇 丌賳 賯乇丕乇 丿丕卮鬲貙 亘丕夭 賲蹖讴乇丿貙 賵 亘丕 丕丨鬲蹖丕胤貙 乇賵倬賵卮 丕夭 氐賵乇鬲卮 毓賯亘 賲蹖夭丿貙 賵 丿乇 亘乇丕亘乇卮 賲蹖賲丕賳丿貨 丕夭 賲賳卮兀 丌賳貙 趩蹖夭蹖 賳賲蹖丿丕賳爻鬲貨 芦诏賱丿賲賵賳丿禄 賴乇诏夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 芦賱蹖丿蹖丕禄 乇丕貙 亘乇丕蹖 丕賵 賳賯賱 賳讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿貨 丕賲丕 芦賳丕乇鬲爻蹖爻禄貙 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 乇丕 丨爻 賲蹖讴乇丿貨 賲蹖丿丕賳爻鬲 讴賴 丕賳丿蹖卮賴 蹖 丕賳丿丕賲 丌賳 丿賵卮蹖夭賴貙 賲丿鬲蹖 丿乇丕夭 丿乇 丿賱 丿賵爻鬲卮貙 噩丕蹖蹖 丿丕卮鬲賴 丕爻鬲貨 卮丕蹖丿 芦诏賱丿賲賵賳丿禄 丕賵 乇丕 賮乇蹖賮鬲賴 亘賵丿貙 蹖丕 趩賴 亘爻丕 亘丕 丕賵 亘蹖 賵賮丕蹖蹖 讴乇丿賴貙 賵 鬲賳賴丕蹖卮 诏匕丕卮鬲賴 亘賵丿貨 丕賲丕 丕賵 乇丕 丿乇 噩丕賳 禺賵丿 賴賲乇丕賴 丿丕卮鬲賴貙 賵 賵賮丕丿丕乇丕賳賴 鬲乇 丕夭 賴乇 卮賵賴乇蹖貙 丕夭 蹖丕丿 丕賵 丨乇丕爻鬲 讴乇丿賴貙 賵 爻乇丕賳噩丕賲 卮丕蹖丿 倬爻 丕夭 爻丕賱賴丕蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇貙 讴賴 胤蹖 丌賳鈥屬囏� 丕賵 乇丕 賴乇诏夭 賳丿蹖丿賴貙 丕蹖賳 氐賵乇鬲 丿賱鈥� 丕賳诏蹖夭 乇丕貙 丕夭 丕賵 倬乇丿丕禺鬲賴貙 賵 趩賴乇賴 賵 丕胤賵丕乇貙 賵 丿爻鬲鈥屬囏й屫簇� 鬲賲丕賲 賲賴乇 賵 爻鬲丕蹖卮 丕卮鬲蹖丕賯貙 賵 丿賱丿賱丿诏蹖 乇丕 賲鬲噩賱蹖 爻丕禺鬲賴 亘賵丿)貨 倬丕蹖丕賳 賳賯賱
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 27/09/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 06/07/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
July 3, 2024
Narzi脽 und Goldmund: l-am iubit dintotdeauna, de葯i, poate, nu e cel mai bun roman al lui Hesse. Asta nu mai conteaz膬 dup膬 at卯tea recitiri. E un roman istoric, ac葲iunea lui se petrece 卯ntr-un Ev Mediu atemporal. Poate fi privit 葯i ca Bildungsroman. Dar, 卯nainte de orice, e o medita葲ie asupra diferen葲ei dintre dou膬 moduri de via葲膬.
Narcis alege o via葲膬 controlat膬 de intelect, de ascez膬 葯i contempla葲ie. Gur膬-de-Aur alege o via葲膬 dominat膬 de sim葲uri, de voluptate. Pentru Narcis, a tr膬i 卯nseamn膬 a g卯ndi. Pentru Gur膬-de-Aur, a tr膬i 卯nseamn膬 a sim葲i. Este greu de spus, la sf卯r葯itul c膬r葲ii, care dintre cei doi prieteni a f膬cut alegerea corect膬 (dac膬 exist膬 o astfel de alegere). Cei mai mul葲i cititori 卯l prefer膬 pe Goldmund, eu 卯l prefer pe Narziss. Dar o via葲膬 controlat膬 de intelect nu se poate povesti, nu are nimic spectaculos, e tern膬 葯i ordonat膬, evenimentele ei 葲in 卯ndeosebi de ordinul g卯ndirii. Prin urmare, Hermann Hesse va consemna povestea lui Gur膬-de-Aur. Mai bine de jum膬tate din carte 卯i este dedicat膬.
La 卯ndemnul lui Narcis, Gur膬-de-Aur p膬r膬se葯te m膬n膬stirea din Mariabronn. Este convins 鈥瀋膬 o petal膬 de floare sau (葯i) un viermi葯or de pe drum gr膬iesc 葯i cuprind mai mult dec卯t toate c膬r葲ile unei biblioteci鈥� (p.59). Fermec膬torul t卯n膬r va 鈥瀉lege s膬 tr膬iasc膬鈥�.
Ani dup膬 ani, Goldmund duce o via葲膬 de vagabond. Nu st膬 niciodat膬 prea mult 卯n acela葯i loc. Doarme 葯i m膬n卯nc膬 pe unde apuc膬. Iube葯te la 卯nt卯mplare c卯teva femei (Lise, Lydia, Julie, Lene, Lisbeth, Rebekka, Marie, Agnes). Ucide ca s膬 nu fie ucis. 脦n葲elege brusc c膬 totul e de葯ert膬ciune, c膬 nimic nu dureaz膬, c膬 moartea strive葯te orice dorin葲膬. 脦ntrevede o singur膬 ie葯ire din impas: pl膬cerea erotic膬. Numai c膬 nici pl膬cerea nu dureaz膬. 葮i ea e trec膬toare. Ajunge 卯ntr-o biseric膬 葯i g膬se葯te acolo o statuie a Maicii domnului. E cuprins de extaz. Abia acum are revela葲ia salvatoare: 鈥瀉rta e 卯nfr卯ngerea vremelniciei鈥� (p.247).
Merge, a葯adar, la me葯terul Niklaus 葯i-i cere s膬-l 卯nve葲e arta sculpturii. Nu este primit cu bun膬voin葲膬, r膬m卯ne, totu葯i. Dup膬 o vreme, ucenicul 卯葯i egaleaz膬 maestrul. Nu mai are rost s膬-葯i piard膬 timpul r膬t膬cind 葯i tr膬ind de pe o zi pe alta. E vremea s膬 se 卯ntoarc膬 acas膬. Din p膬cate, 卯ntoarcerea nu mai este posibil锟斤拷: 葲inutul e b卯ntuit de cium膬, va sfida 卯nc膬 o dat膬 moartea. O 卯nt卯lne葯te pe Rebekka 葯i-i spune:
P. S. 脦n definitiv, ce 卯nseamn膬 a tr膬i? Transcriu 卯nc膬 un pasaj, poate g膬sim 卯mpreun膬 un r膬spuns: 鈥濫ra 卯ntr-adev膬r ru艧inos s膬 fii astfel dus de nas de via牛膬, era de r卯s 艧i de pl卯ns! Ori tr膬iai, 卯牛i l膬sai sim牛urile s膬-艧i fac膬 de cap..., 艧i atunci puteai gusta, ce-i drept, volupt膬牛i supreme, dar nu aveai nici o ap膬rare 卯mpotriva efemerului... Ori te ap膬rai, te 卯nchideai 卯ntr-un atelier 艧i c膬utai s膬 卯nal牛i vie牛ii fugare un monument - 艧i atunci trebuia s膬 renun牛i la via牛膬, nu mai erai dec卯t o unealt膬, st膬teai 卯ntr-adev膬r 卯n slujba nepieirii, dar 卯n acela艧i timp te uscai 艧i-牛i pierdeai libertatea, plenitudinea 艧i pl膬cerea vie牛ii...鈥� (p.228).
Narcis alege o via葲膬 controlat膬 de intelect, de ascez膬 葯i contempla葲ie. Gur膬-de-Aur alege o via葲膬 dominat膬 de sim葲uri, de voluptate. Pentru Narcis, a tr膬i 卯nseamn膬 a g卯ndi. Pentru Gur膬-de-Aur, a tr膬i 卯nseamn膬 a sim葲i. Este greu de spus, la sf卯r葯itul c膬r葲ii, care dintre cei doi prieteni a f膬cut alegerea corect膬 (dac膬 exist膬 o astfel de alegere). Cei mai mul葲i cititori 卯l prefer膬 pe Goldmund, eu 卯l prefer pe Narziss. Dar o via葲膬 controlat膬 de intelect nu se poate povesti, nu are nimic spectaculos, e tern膬 葯i ordonat膬, evenimentele ei 葲in 卯ndeosebi de ordinul g卯ndirii. Prin urmare, Hermann Hesse va consemna povestea lui Gur膬-de-Aur. Mai bine de jum膬tate din carte 卯i este dedicat膬.
La 卯ndemnul lui Narcis, Gur膬-de-Aur p膬r膬se葯te m膬n膬stirea din Mariabronn. Este convins 鈥瀋膬 o petal膬 de floare sau (葯i) un viermi葯or de pe drum gr膬iesc 葯i cuprind mai mult dec卯t toate c膬r葲ile unei biblioteci鈥� (p.59). Fermec膬torul t卯n膬r va 鈥瀉lege s膬 tr膬iasc膬鈥�.
Ani dup膬 ani, Goldmund duce o via葲膬 de vagabond. Nu st膬 niciodat膬 prea mult 卯n acela葯i loc. Doarme 葯i m膬n卯nc膬 pe unde apuc膬. Iube葯te la 卯nt卯mplare c卯teva femei (Lise, Lydia, Julie, Lene, Lisbeth, Rebekka, Marie, Agnes). Ucide ca s膬 nu fie ucis. 脦n葲elege brusc c膬 totul e de葯ert膬ciune, c膬 nimic nu dureaz膬, c膬 moartea strive葯te orice dorin葲膬. 脦ntrevede o singur膬 ie葯ire din impas: pl膬cerea erotic膬. Numai c膬 nici pl膬cerea nu dureaz膬. 葮i ea e trec膬toare. Ajunge 卯ntr-o biseric膬 葯i g膬se葯te acolo o statuie a Maicii domnului. E cuprins de extaz. Abia acum are revela葲ia salvatoare: 鈥瀉rta e 卯nfr卯ngerea vremelniciei鈥� (p.247).
Merge, a葯adar, la me葯terul Niklaus 葯i-i cere s膬-l 卯nve葲e arta sculpturii. Nu este primit cu bun膬voin葲膬, r膬m卯ne, totu葯i. Dup膬 o vreme, ucenicul 卯葯i egaleaz膬 maestrul. Nu mai are rost s膬-葯i piard膬 timpul r膬t膬cind 葯i tr膬ind de pe o zi pe alta. E vremea s膬 se 卯ntoarc膬 acas膬. Din p膬cate, 卯ntoarcerea nu mai este posibil锟斤拷: 葲inutul e b卯ntuit de cium膬, va sfida 卯nc膬 o dat膬 moartea. O 卯nt卯lne葯te pe Rebekka 葯i-i spune:
鈥濼u nu vezi c膬 peste tot e moarte, c膬 卯n toate casele 葯i ora葯ele se moare 葯i totu-i plin de jale? Chiar 葯i furia pro葯tilor care l-au ars pe tat膬l t膬u [tat膬l Rebekk膬i era evreu]... vine din prea mult膬 suferin葲膬. Uite, cur锟斤拷nd ne ia 葯i pe noi moartea 葯i o s膬 putrezim 卯n c卯mp 葯i cu oasele noastre o s膬 joace zaruri c卯rti葲a鈥� (p.207).
P. S. 脦n definitiv, ce 卯nseamn膬 a tr膬i? Transcriu 卯nc膬 un pasaj, poate g膬sim 卯mpreun膬 un r膬spuns: 鈥濫ra 卯ntr-adev膬r ru艧inos s膬 fii astfel dus de nas de via牛膬, era de r卯s 艧i de pl卯ns! Ori tr膬iai, 卯牛i l膬sai sim牛urile s膬-艧i fac膬 de cap..., 艧i atunci puteai gusta, ce-i drept, volupt膬牛i supreme, dar nu aveai nici o ap膬rare 卯mpotriva efemerului... Ori te ap膬rai, te 卯nchideai 卯ntr-un atelier 艧i c膬utai s膬 卯nal牛i vie牛ii fugare un monument - 艧i atunci trebuia s膬 renun牛i la via牛膬, nu mai erai dec卯t o unealt膬, st膬teai 卯ntr-adev膬r 卯n slujba nepieirii, dar 卯n acela艧i timp te uscai 艧i-牛i pierdeai libertatea, plenitudinea 艧i pl膬cerea vie牛ii...鈥� (p.228).
June 30, 2023
- 丕賮囟賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲貙 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賷貙 鬲賱賰 丕賱鬲賷 鬲匕賰乇賳賷 亘乇賵丕賷丕鬲 賯乇賷亘丞 丕賱賶 賯賱亘賷 丕賵 毓賯賱賷貙 賮賰賷賮 丕匕丕 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賯丿 賵囟毓鬲賳賷 賮賷 噩賵 "丕爻賲 丕賱賵乇丿丞"貙 賵丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱 匕賰乇鬲賳賷 亘賭 "丕賱賴 丕賱賲鬲丕賴丞"貙 賵丕賱丿賷丕賱賰鬲賷賰 丕毓丕丿賳賷 丕賱賶 "丕賱賲毓賱賲 賵賲乇睾乇賷鬲丕"貙 賵鬲毓丿丿 丕賱爻亘賱 丕丨丕賱賳賷 丕賱賶 丕亘賳 胤賮賷賱 賵乇丕卅毓鬲賴 "丨賷 亘賳 賷賯馗丕賳"!賴匕丕 丕賱毓亘賯 丕賱賱匕賷匕 賲毓 丕賱爻乇丿 丕賱亘爻賷胤 賵丕賱廿爻鬲胤乇丕丿丕鬲 丕賱賮賱爻賮賷丞 丕賱賲亘賳賷丞 毓賱賶 孬賳丕卅賷丕鬲 毓丿賷丿丞 (爻兀賮氐賱賴丕 賱丕丨賯丕賸) 噩毓賱 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕丨丿賶 丕賱賰賱丕爻賷賰賷丕鬲 丕賱乇丕卅毓丞 丕賱鬲賷 爻鬲亘賯賶 賮賷 匕丕賰乇鬲賷 賱賵賯鬲 胤賵賷賱 噩丿丕賸!
- 鬲亘丿兀 丕賱賯氐丞 賲毓 賵氐賵賱 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 丕賱賶 丕賱丿賷乇 丨賷孬 賳乇爻賷爻貙 賳乇爻賷爻 賮乇賾賷爻賷 (賷賲鬲賱賰 丕賱賮乇丕爻丞) 賮賷爻亘乇 丕毓賲丕賯 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 賵賷賳氐丨賴 亘廿賷噩丕丿 賲爻賱賰賴 賮賱丕 賴賵 乇丕賴亘 賵賱賷爻 亘廿爻鬲胤丕毓鬲賴 丕賳 賷賰賵賳 賲賮賰乇丕賸貙 賷睾丕丿乇 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 賵鬲亘丿兀 賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲賴 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 鬲賳鬲賴賷貙 賷賳睾賲爻 亘賲鬲毓 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵賷鬲禺賱賱 賲爻丕乇賴 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱噩賳爻 賵丕賱鬲卮乇丿 賵丕賱爻賷乇 賵丕賱賲賵鬲 賵丕賱賮賳 賵丕賱賳丨鬲 賵丕賱乇爻賲 賰賲丕 賷鬲禺賱賱賴 丕爻鬲賳鬲丕噩丕鬲 賲賳 賰賱 鬲噩乇亘丞 丨賷丕鬲賷丞 賲乇賾 亘賴丕 賵丕爻鬲禺賱丕氐 賳鬲丕卅噩 賵鬲賮爻賷乇丕鬲... 賷賱鬲賯賷 丕賱氐丿賷賯丕賳 亘毓丿 爻賳賵丕鬲 賮賷賳賯匕賴 賳乇爻賷爻 賲賳 丕賱賲賵鬲 賵賷毓賵丿 亘賴 丕賱賶 丕賱丿賷乇 丨賷孬 賷毓氐乇 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 禺賱丕氐 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴 賮賷 亘毓囟 丕賱賲賳丨賵鬲丕鬲 賵賷爻鬲賯乇 丕禺賷乇丕賸 賲胤賲卅賳丕賸 毓賱賶 賮乇丕卮 丕賱賲賵鬲 鬲丕乇賰丕賸 賳乇爻賷爻 賱賷亘丿兀 乇丨賱鬲賴 丕賱禺丕氐丞 賲賳 丿賵賳 丕賷 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賲賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘.
- 丕賱賯氐丞 亘馗丕賴乇賴丕 賯氐丞 氐丿賷賯丕賳 鬲噩賲毓賴賲丕 丕賱賲丨亘丞 賵乇睾賲 丕賳 丕賱賯爻賲 丕賱兀賰亘乇 賰丕賳 毓賳 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 丕賱丕 丕賳 賳乇爻賷爻 賰丕賳 丨丕囟乇丕賸 亘賷賳 爻胤賵乇 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘賲噩賲賱賴丕. 賴匕丕賳 丕賱氐丿賷賯丕賳 賲鬲賳丕賯囟丕賳 丕丨丿賴賲丕 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱毓賯賱 (賳乇爻賷爻) 丕賵 丕賱賮賰乇 賵丕賱噩丕賳亘 丕賱兀亘賵賷 賵丕賱丌禺乇 (睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿) 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱毓丕胤賮丞 賵丕賱噩丕賳亘 丕賱兀賲賵賲賷 (丕賵 丕賱丕賳孬賵賷)貙 賳乇爻賷爻 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱賲噩乇丿丕鬲 丕賱亘丕乇丿丞 賵睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱賲丨爻賵爻丕鬲 丕賱丿丕賮卅丞貙 賳乇爻賷爻 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱賮賰乇丞 賵睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱氐賵乇丞!
- 丕賱賯氐丞 亘亘丕胤賳賴丕 鬲丨賲賱 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱鬲賮爻賷乇丕鬲 賵丕賱胤亘賯丕鬲貙 禺氐賵氐丕賸 賲毓 丕賱賮賱爻賮丞 丕賱丿丕卅乇賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 丕毓鬲賲丿賴丕 "賴賷爻賴" 賲毓 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 丨賷孬 亘丿兀 賲賳 丕賱丿賷乇 賵賱賮賾 丕賱兀乇噩丕亍 賵毓丕丿 丕賱賶 賳賯胤丞 丕賱廿賳胤賱丕賯 亘廿乇鬲賰丕夭賴 毓賱賶 賲丨賵乇 "丕賱兀賲" 賵丕賱毓丕胤賮丞. 賰賲丕 丕賳 丕賱廿毓鬲賲丕丿 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賷丕賱賰鬲賷賰 賵丕賱孬賳丕卅賷丕鬲 賵賮賱爻賮丕鬲 賳賷鬲卮丞 賲賳 噩賴丞 賵鬲氐賵賮 廿賷賰賴丕乇鬲 賲賳 噩賴丞 孬丕賳賷丞 賯丿 丕睾賳賶 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵丕毓胤賶 賱賴丕 丕亘毓丕丿丕賸 噩丿賷丿丞 賵鬲賲禺賾囟 毓賳賴丕 丕爻卅賱丞 賰孬賷乇丞.
- 賳乇爻賷爻 賯丿 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱賮賰乇 丕賱賲噩乇賾丿 賱賰賳賴 亘匕丕鬲 丕賱賵賯鬲 賯丿 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱鬲丿賷賾賳 丕賱爻賱亘賷 丨賷孬 賱丕 鬲噩丕乇亘 丨賷丕鬲賷丞 亘賱 丕賳毓夭丕賱 賵丕亘鬲毓丕丿 賵丕賳毓鬲丕賯貙 毓賱賶 丕賱賳賯賷囟 賱睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 丕賱匕賷 賯丿 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱胤乇賷賯 丕賱賶 丕賱鬲丿賷賾賳 丕賱廿賷噩丕亘賷 丕賵 "丕賱卮賰 賮賷 丕鬲噩丕賴 丕賱賷賯賷賳" 丨賷孬 禺丕囟 睾賲丕乇 賰賱 丕賱鬲噩丕乇亘 丕賱賲賲賰賳丞 賲賳 丕噩賱 丕賱丨氐賵賱 毓賱賶 丕賱禺賱丕氐! 賱賰賳 亘匕丕鬲 丕賱賵賯鬲 賮廿賳 賳乇爻賷爻 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱賮賰乇 丕賱賲鬲賳賵乇 丕賱氐丕賮賷 丕賱匕賷 賷鬲乇賰 丕賱賳丕爻 鬲毓亘乇 毓賳 匕丕鬲賴丕 亘丿賵賳 賮乇囟 賵丕賰乇丕賴 賵鬲禺賵賷賮 賵丕亘鬲夭丕夭 ( 氐330"賱丕 鬲丨丕賵賱 丕賳 鬲賯賱丿 丕賱夭賴丕丿 賵丕賱賲鬲賮賯賴賷賳貙 亘賱 賰賳 匕丕鬲賰貙 賵丕毓賲賱 毓賱賶 鬲丨賯賷賯 匕丕鬲賰") 賰賲丕 丕賳賴 賱丕 賷鬲氐乇賾賮 賰賲賳 賷賲鬲賱賰 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱賲胤賱賯丞 亘賱 丕賳 鬲賵丕囟毓賴 賷爻賲丨 賱賴 亘賯賵賱 丕賱丌鬲賷 (氐344:"賰賲 賲賳 丿乇賵亘 鬲丐丿賷 亘賳丕 丕賱賶 丕賱賲毓乇賮丞貙 賵丕賳 丕賱丿乇丕爻丞 賱賷爻鬲 丕賱丿乇亘 丕賱賵丨賷丿 丕賱賲丐丿賷 丕賱賷賴丕. 賵賱毓賱賴丕 賱賷爻鬲 兀賱兀賮囟賱 賮賷 匕賱賰")
- 丕賲丕 毓賱賶 丕賱氐毓賷丿 丕賱卮禺氐賷 賮賯丿 乇兀賷鬲 賳乇爻賷爻 賵睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 賷卮賰賱丕賳 噩夭卅賷賳 賱廿賳爻丕賳 賵丕丨丿貙 丕賱毓賯賱 賵丕賱毓丕胤賮丞貙 賵賴匕丕賳 丕賱噩夭亍丕賳 賱丕 賷鬲賵賯賮丕賳 毓賳 丕賱毓亘孬 丿丕禺賱 賰賱 丕賳爻丕賳 賮兀賲丕 丕賳 賷噩匕亘賴 賳乇爻賷爻 丕賱賷賴 賵丕賲丕 丕賳 賷爻丨亘賴 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 亘廿鬲噩丕賴賴貙 賱賰賳 賴匕賴 丕賱毓賲賱賷丞 賱賷爻鬲 亘毓賲賱賷丞 丕乇鬲賯丕亍 丕賵 丕賳丨丿丕乇 亘賱 賲爻賱賰賷賳 丕孬賳賷賳 賷丐丿賷丕賳 丕賱賶 丕賱賳鬲賷噩丞 毓賷賳賴丕貙 丕賱賲毓乇賮丞 賵丕賱禺賱丕氐. 賵賱丕 卮賰賾 亘兀賳賳丕 賳丨鬲丕噩 賱賯賱賷賱 賲賳 賳乇爻賷爻 賵賯賱賷賱 賲賳 睾賵丕丿賲賵賳丿 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱乇丨賱丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 毓賱賶 丕賱兀乇囟.
- 禺鬲丕賲丕貙 賴賱 賰丕賳 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 賴賵 賴賷乇賲丕賳 賴賷爻丞 丕賱匕賷 鬲乇賰 丕賱丿賷乇 賮賷 氐亘丕賴責! 丕賲 賰丕賳 賳乇爻賷爻 亘賲丕 賷賲鬲賱賰賴 賴賷爻丞 賲賳 賳乇噩爻賷丞 丕賲 丕賳賴賲丕 丕賯賳賵賲丕賳 賱賴賷爻丞 賵丕丨丿!責
- 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賰丕賳鬲 噩賷丿丞 噩丿丕賸貙 賱丿賷 鬲毓賱賷賯 亘爻賷胤 毓賱賶 丕爻鬲毓賲丕賱 賰賱賲丞 "丕賱丨亘" 賮賯丿 丕鬲鬲 亘賲毓賳賶: 丕賱賲丨亘丞貙 賵丕賱毓卮賯貙 賵丕賱卮賴賵丞貙 賵丕賱賵賱賴 賵賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱兀賮囟賱 丕爻鬲毓賲丕賱 丕賱賲賮乇丿丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丕丨丞 (賵丕賱賰孬賷乇丞) 賱賱睾丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 丕賱丕 丕匕丕 賰丕賳 賴賷爻丞 賯丿 毓亘賾乇 亘賲賮乇丿丞 賵丕丨丿丞 (丕賱丨亘) 毓賳 賰賱 賴匕賴 丕賱兀丨丕爻賷爻!
- 鬲亘丿兀 丕賱賯氐丞 賲毓 賵氐賵賱 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 丕賱賶 丕賱丿賷乇 丨賷孬 賳乇爻賷爻貙 賳乇爻賷爻 賮乇賾賷爻賷 (賷賲鬲賱賰 丕賱賮乇丕爻丞) 賮賷爻亘乇 丕毓賲丕賯 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 賵賷賳氐丨賴 亘廿賷噩丕丿 賲爻賱賰賴 賮賱丕 賴賵 乇丕賴亘 賵賱賷爻 亘廿爻鬲胤丕毓鬲賴 丕賳 賷賰賵賳 賲賮賰乇丕賸貙 賷睾丕丿乇 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 賵鬲亘丿兀 賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲賴 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 鬲賳鬲賴賷貙 賷賳睾賲爻 亘賲鬲毓 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵賷鬲禺賱賱 賲爻丕乇賴 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱噩賳爻 賵丕賱鬲卮乇丿 賵丕賱爻賷乇 賵丕賱賲賵鬲 賵丕賱賮賳 賵丕賱賳丨鬲 賵丕賱乇爻賲 賰賲丕 賷鬲禺賱賱賴 丕爻鬲賳鬲丕噩丕鬲 賲賳 賰賱 鬲噩乇亘丞 丨賷丕鬲賷丞 賲乇賾 亘賴丕 賵丕爻鬲禺賱丕氐 賳鬲丕卅噩 賵鬲賮爻賷乇丕鬲... 賷賱鬲賯賷 丕賱氐丿賷賯丕賳 亘毓丿 爻賳賵丕鬲 賮賷賳賯匕賴 賳乇爻賷爻 賲賳 丕賱賲賵鬲 賵賷毓賵丿 亘賴 丕賱賶 丕賱丿賷乇 丨賷孬 賷毓氐乇 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 禺賱丕氐 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴 賮賷 亘毓囟 丕賱賲賳丨賵鬲丕鬲 賵賷爻鬲賯乇 丕禺賷乇丕賸 賲胤賲卅賳丕賸 毓賱賶 賮乇丕卮 丕賱賲賵鬲 鬲丕乇賰丕賸 賳乇爻賷爻 賱賷亘丿兀 乇丨賱鬲賴 丕賱禺丕氐丞 賲賳 丿賵賳 丕賷 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賲賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘.
- 丕賱賯氐丞 亘馗丕賴乇賴丕 賯氐丞 氐丿賷賯丕賳 鬲噩賲毓賴賲丕 丕賱賲丨亘丞 賵乇睾賲 丕賳 丕賱賯爻賲 丕賱兀賰亘乇 賰丕賳 毓賳 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 丕賱丕 丕賳 賳乇爻賷爻 賰丕賳 丨丕囟乇丕賸 亘賷賳 爻胤賵乇 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘賲噩賲賱賴丕. 賴匕丕賳 丕賱氐丿賷賯丕賳 賲鬲賳丕賯囟丕賳 丕丨丿賴賲丕 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱毓賯賱 (賳乇爻賷爻) 丕賵 丕賱賮賰乇 賵丕賱噩丕賳亘 丕賱兀亘賵賷 賵丕賱丌禺乇 (睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿) 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱毓丕胤賮丞 賵丕賱噩丕賳亘 丕賱兀賲賵賲賷 (丕賵 丕賱丕賳孬賵賷)貙 賳乇爻賷爻 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱賲噩乇丿丕鬲 丕賱亘丕乇丿丞 賵睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱賲丨爻賵爻丕鬲 丕賱丿丕賮卅丞貙 賳乇爻賷爻 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱賮賰乇丞 賵睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱氐賵乇丞!
- 丕賱賯氐丞 亘亘丕胤賳賴丕 鬲丨賲賱 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱鬲賮爻賷乇丕鬲 賵丕賱胤亘賯丕鬲貙 禺氐賵氐丕賸 賲毓 丕賱賮賱爻賮丞 丕賱丿丕卅乇賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 丕毓鬲賲丿賴丕 "賴賷爻賴" 賲毓 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 丨賷孬 亘丿兀 賲賳 丕賱丿賷乇 賵賱賮賾 丕賱兀乇噩丕亍 賵毓丕丿 丕賱賶 賳賯胤丞 丕賱廿賳胤賱丕賯 亘廿乇鬲賰丕夭賴 毓賱賶 賲丨賵乇 "丕賱兀賲" 賵丕賱毓丕胤賮丞. 賰賲丕 丕賳 丕賱廿毓鬲賲丕丿 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賷丕賱賰鬲賷賰 賵丕賱孬賳丕卅賷丕鬲 賵賮賱爻賮丕鬲 賳賷鬲卮丞 賲賳 噩賴丞 賵鬲氐賵賮 廿賷賰賴丕乇鬲 賲賳 噩賴丞 孬丕賳賷丞 賯丿 丕睾賳賶 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵丕毓胤賶 賱賴丕 丕亘毓丕丿丕賸 噩丿賷丿丞 賵鬲賲禺賾囟 毓賳賴丕 丕爻卅賱丞 賰孬賷乇丞.
- 賳乇爻賷爻 賯丿 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱賮賰乇 丕賱賲噩乇賾丿 賱賰賳賴 亘匕丕鬲 丕賱賵賯鬲 賯丿 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱鬲丿賷賾賳 丕賱爻賱亘賷 丨賷孬 賱丕 鬲噩丕乇亘 丨賷丕鬲賷丞 亘賱 丕賳毓夭丕賱 賵丕亘鬲毓丕丿 賵丕賳毓鬲丕賯貙 毓賱賶 丕賱賳賯賷囟 賱睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 丕賱匕賷 賯丿 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱胤乇賷賯 丕賱賶 丕賱鬲丿賷賾賳 丕賱廿賷噩丕亘賷 丕賵 "丕賱卮賰 賮賷 丕鬲噩丕賴 丕賱賷賯賷賳" 丨賷孬 禺丕囟 睾賲丕乇 賰賱 丕賱鬲噩丕乇亘 丕賱賲賲賰賳丞 賲賳 丕噩賱 丕賱丨氐賵賱 毓賱賶 丕賱禺賱丕氐! 賱賰賳 亘匕丕鬲 丕賱賵賯鬲 賮廿賳 賳乇爻賷爻 賷賲孬賾賱 丕賱賮賰乇 丕賱賲鬲賳賵乇 丕賱氐丕賮賷 丕賱匕賷 賷鬲乇賰 丕賱賳丕爻 鬲毓亘乇 毓賳 匕丕鬲賴丕 亘丿賵賳 賮乇囟 賵丕賰乇丕賴 賵鬲禺賵賷賮 賵丕亘鬲夭丕夭 ( 氐330"賱丕 鬲丨丕賵賱 丕賳 鬲賯賱丿 丕賱夭賴丕丿 賵丕賱賲鬲賮賯賴賷賳貙 亘賱 賰賳 匕丕鬲賰貙 賵丕毓賲賱 毓賱賶 鬲丨賯賷賯 匕丕鬲賰") 賰賲丕 丕賳賴 賱丕 賷鬲氐乇賾賮 賰賲賳 賷賲鬲賱賰 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱賲胤賱賯丞 亘賱 丕賳 鬲賵丕囟毓賴 賷爻賲丨 賱賴 亘賯賵賱 丕賱丌鬲賷 (氐344:"賰賲 賲賳 丿乇賵亘 鬲丐丿賷 亘賳丕 丕賱賶 丕賱賲毓乇賮丞貙 賵丕賳 丕賱丿乇丕爻丞 賱賷爻鬲 丕賱丿乇亘 丕賱賵丨賷丿 丕賱賲丐丿賷 丕賱賷賴丕. 賵賱毓賱賴丕 賱賷爻鬲 兀賱兀賮囟賱 賮賷 匕賱賰")
- 丕賲丕 毓賱賶 丕賱氐毓賷丿 丕賱卮禺氐賷 賮賯丿 乇兀賷鬲 賳乇爻賷爻 賵睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 賷卮賰賱丕賳 噩夭卅賷賳 賱廿賳爻丕賳 賵丕丨丿貙 丕賱毓賯賱 賵丕賱毓丕胤賮丞貙 賵賴匕丕賳 丕賱噩夭亍丕賳 賱丕 賷鬲賵賯賮丕賳 毓賳 丕賱毓亘孬 丿丕禺賱 賰賱 丕賳爻丕賳 賮兀賲丕 丕賳 賷噩匕亘賴 賳乇爻賷爻 丕賱賷賴 賵丕賲丕 丕賳 賷爻丨亘賴 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 亘廿鬲噩丕賴賴貙 賱賰賳 賴匕賴 丕賱毓賲賱賷丞 賱賷爻鬲 亘毓賲賱賷丞 丕乇鬲賯丕亍 丕賵 丕賳丨丿丕乇 亘賱 賲爻賱賰賷賳 丕孬賳賷賳 賷丐丿賷丕賳 丕賱賶 丕賱賳鬲賷噩丞 毓賷賳賴丕貙 丕賱賲毓乇賮丞 賵丕賱禺賱丕氐. 賵賱丕 卮賰賾 亘兀賳賳丕 賳丨鬲丕噩 賱賯賱賷賱 賲賳 賳乇爻賷爻 賵賯賱賷賱 賲賳 睾賵丕丿賲賵賳丿 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱乇丨賱丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 毓賱賶 丕賱兀乇囟.
- 禺鬲丕賲丕貙 賴賱 賰丕賳 睾賵賱丿賲賵賳丿 賴賵 賴賷乇賲丕賳 賴賷爻丞 丕賱匕賷 鬲乇賰 丕賱丿賷乇 賮賷 氐亘丕賴責! 丕賲 賰丕賳 賳乇爻賷爻 亘賲丕 賷賲鬲賱賰賴 賴賷爻丞 賲賳 賳乇噩爻賷丞 丕賲 丕賳賴賲丕 丕賯賳賵賲丕賳 賱賴賷爻丞 賵丕丨丿!責
- 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賰丕賳鬲 噩賷丿丞 噩丿丕賸貙 賱丿賷 鬲毓賱賷賯 亘爻賷胤 毓賱賶 丕爻鬲毓賲丕賱 賰賱賲丞 "丕賱丨亘" 賮賯丿 丕鬲鬲 亘賲毓賳賶: 丕賱賲丨亘丞貙 賵丕賱毓卮賯貙 賵丕賱卮賴賵丞貙 賵丕賱賵賱賴 賵賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱兀賮囟賱 丕爻鬲毓賲丕賱 丕賱賲賮乇丿丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丕丨丞 (賵丕賱賰孬賷乇丞) 賱賱睾丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 丕賱丕 丕匕丕 賰丕賳 賴賷爻丞 賯丿 毓亘賾乇 亘賲賮乇丿丞 賵丕丨丿丞 (丕賱丨亘) 毓賳 賰賱 賴匕賴 丕賱兀丨丕爻賷爻!
March 28, 2022
鈥淣arciso y Goldmundo鈥� es una novela filos贸fica con aires de cuento tradicional en el que se narra el viaje que emprende un joven hermoso y encantador llamado Goldmundo, que terminar谩 siendo un camino al centro de s铆 mismo. Un viaje que inicia aconsejado por su maestro, Narciso, poseedor del don de intuir el fondo esencial de cada persona, y espoleado por un anhelo, una especie de culpa innata que le desasosiega y le empuja a buscar algo que no se sabe qu茅 es ni d贸nde lo podr谩 encontrar.
鈥淢ientras Narciso era sombr铆o y magro, Goldmundo aparec铆a radiante y lleno de vida, Y as铆 como el primero parec铆a ser un espirito reflexivo y anal铆tico, el segundo daba la impresi贸n de ser un so帽ador y tener alma infantil鈥�Bien pronto descubrir铆a Goldmundo que su anhelo pudiera estar 铆ntimamente relacionado con la muerte. Aprender a enfrentarse a ella ser谩 el objetivo de su vida errante.
鈥淪铆, mi estimad铆simo amigo, el mundo est谩 lleno de muerte, lleno de muerte; sobre cada vallado aparece sentada la p谩lida dama, escondida detr谩s de cada 谩rbol, y de nada vale que edifiqu茅is muros y dormitorios y capillas e iglesias, porque atisba por la ventana, y se r铆e, y os conoce a todos, y en medio de la noche la o铆s re铆rse ante vuestras ventanas y pronunciar vuestros nombres. 隆Seguid cantando vuestros salmos y encendiendo hermosos cirios en los altares y rezando vuestras v铆speras y maitines y coleccionando plantas en el laboratorio y libros en la biblioteca!... Todo se ir谩, todo se ir谩 al diablo, y en el 谩rbol aguardan los cuervos, los negros frailucos.鈥� 鈥�Vivir el presente, disfrutar de lo que la vida le regala en cada momento, soportar el sol, la lluvia, la sequ铆a, la nieve con la misma dulzura y mansedumbre que lo hacen los bosques, deleitarse con todo el placer que le procuran las mujeres, por las que es generosamente adorado, esa fue su primera respuesta.
鈥淧od铆a entregarse a aquella tristeza y a aquel espanto de la transitoriedad con el mismo fervor que al amor, y esa melancol铆a era tambi茅n amor, era tambi茅n carnalidad. As铆 como el goce er贸tico, en el instante de su m谩xima y m谩s dichosa tensi贸n, sabe que inmediatamente despu茅s se desvanecer谩 y morir谩 de nuevo, as铆 tambi茅n la 铆ntima soledad y la melancol铆a sab铆an que ser铆an tragados s煤bitamente por el deseo, por una nueva entrega a la faceta luminosa de la vida.鈥� 鈥�Y vio que todo era bueno y necesario, pero tambi茅n que 鈥渓o bello y amado es ef铆mero鈥�, que su b煤squeda del placer no terminaba con su desasosiego y, una vez saciado el deseo, volv铆a a estar en medio del desierto.
驴Podr铆a ser Dios la respuesta? No, Goldmundo no pod铆a confiar en un Dios que, 鈥渙 bien no exist铆a en absoluto o no pod铆a darle ayuda鈥�, un Dios que hab铆a creado un mundo horrible poblado de seres miserables. Un Dios curioso es tambi茅n aquel en el que cree Narciso, abad de la congregaci贸n de la que era alumno Goldmundo, un Dios perfecto, pero creador de un mundo imperfecto, un Dios para el que nuestros actos son pueriles, por lo que quiz谩s valiera tanto una vida de esfuerzo y sacrifico permanente, de renuncia al mundo y a la sensualidad, que la vida de un artista, vagabundo y seductor de mujeres. 驴No era Dios qui茅n nos hab铆a creado con 鈥渟entidos e instintos, con sangrientas tenebrosidades, con capacidad para pecar, para gozar, para desesperarse?鈥�
鈥溾€� tal vez el llevar una vida como la de Goldmundo no fuera tan s贸lo m谩s inocente y m谩s humano, sino que tambi茅n, a la postre, fuera m谩s valiente y m谩s grande abandonarse a la violenta confusi贸n y al torbellino, cometer pecados y cargar con sus amargas consecuencias, en vez de llevar una vida pura apartado del mundo, con las manos limpias, y construirse un hermoso jard铆n intelectual lleno de armon铆a y pasearse sin pecado entre sus resguardados macizos.鈥� 鈥�驴La necesidad de crear nace del deseo de asentar algo que dure mas que nosotros? 驴Podr铆a ser el arte una respuesta al temor a la muerte? Pero el arte necesita una dedicaci贸n absoluta, absorbente, incompatible con la libertad de las grandes aventuras.
鈥溾€� o bien uno se defend铆a y se encerraba en un taller y trataba de levantar un monumento a la vida huidiza, y entonces hab铆a que renunciar a la vida y uno era un mero instrumento, y aunque estaba al servicio de lo perduradero, se resecaba y perd铆a la libertad, la plenitud y el gozo de la vida鈥� 隆Ah, y, sin embargo, la vida s贸lo ten铆a un sentido si cab铆a alcanzar ambas cosas a la vez, si no se ve铆a escindida por esa tajante oposici贸n! 隆Crear sin tener que pagar por ello el precio del vivir! 隆Vivir sin tener que renunciar a la nobleza del crear! 驴Por ventura no era posible?鈥� 鈥�Quiz谩 la 煤nica soluci贸n es ver a la muerte m谩s como una aliada que como una enemiga. En definitiva, 鈥渜u茅 ser铆a el placer de los sentidos si no estuviera tras ellos la muerte鈥�. Cuando, pasados los a帽os, ya no se siente esa necesidad del placer, esa necesidad de perpetuarse en la creaci贸n, cuando las llamas se han apagado, solo queda esperar que 鈥渓a muerte ser谩 una inmensa dicha, una dicha tan grande como el primer abrazo amoroso鈥� en lugar de la muerte con su guada帽a, ser谩 mi madre la que me llevar谩 de nuevo hacia s铆, reintegr谩ndome al no ser y a la inocencia.鈥�
鈥溾€a terrible canci贸n de la muerte sonaba en 茅l de muy distinta manera, no 谩spera y macabra, sino m谩s bien dulce y seductora, hogare帽a, maternal. All铆 donde la muerte met铆a su mano en la vida no sonaba tan s贸lo de aquel modo estridente y guerrero sino tambi茅n de una manera profunda y amorosa, oto帽al y harta, y en la proximidad del morir, la lamparilla de la vida ard铆a con m谩s claro e 铆ntimo resplandor. Si para otros la muerte era un guerrero, un juez o un verdugo o un padre severo, para 茅l era, tambi茅n, una madre y una amante, su llamada un reclamo de amor, un estremecimiento de amor su contacto.鈥� 鈥�Me gust贸 su tono, su planteamiento, muchas de sus reflexiones, las preguntas... la respuesta que aporta puede que le sirviera al autor, aunque lo dudo mucho.
October 6, 2018
Narcissus and Goldmund tells the narrative of two men (although Goldmund gets a bigger chunk of the story), each seeking a higher fulfillment in his own way. The novel chronicles the life of an aimless wanderer breaking free, and one strongly binded to faith living in the Mariabronn monastery. The novel is both a journey and an awakening that takes the reader over the course of many decades. Living in a hidden cloister in medieval Germany, Narcissus is a most learned and pious young acolyte pursuing knowledge, and the contemplation of logic, philosophy and theology. When the younger boy Goldmund arrives at the cloister, he recognizes him as his counterpart, his opposite. Reckless, wild and passionate. Narcissus is fascinated with the boy, and takes him under his wing. Goldmund makes other friends, but none becomes as dear to him as Narcissus. A great bond is set in place. But Goldmund comes to realize that his fate does not lie solely with the Church, but with the wider lands. It's his nature to seek pleasure and joy from God鈥檚 creation. All bought on after sneaking off to a village and receiving a kiss from a young Gypsy. He feels remorse, but wants more, as his virgin heart aches to pursue this love affair. With this he opens up into his true self, and wishes to leave the confinements of Mariabronn. After Narcissus gives his blessing and releases his friend out into the wide world, the novel truly takes hold.
And so begins Goldmund鈥檚 travels as vagrant. Wandering around the country for years he discovers the ways of love, and seduces countless women. He would encounter death and violence, the beauty of art and labor, and the agonizing sadness of loss. He makes friends, but also enemies, and later witnesses the horrors of the ghastly plague. He does not live in the world of the mind, but in the physical world of love, music, art and mortality. After many years apart Goldmund and Narcissus reunite and discuss their differing lives. Narcissus tries to explain to his friend the meaning of his quest, the importance of the life of the flesh, and he begs him to imagine a thought devoid of an accompanying image. But Goldmund fails to understand because he is forever rooted in the rich earth, in life, and cannot cross the barrier into a pure thought, an imagination without objects and images. Each man seems to occupy one side of the other. This is the reason for their strong friendship and understanding of one another, both are somehow incomplete. But together, they become closer to enlightenment, closer to hard clay than to wet sand.
Hesse's poetic and emotive medieval coming-of-age story reads as the quintessential novel on the pains and euphoria of adolescence, forming a deep lifelong friendship, and succumbing to the desires of the opposite sex, of which, after years stuck in a Monastery, it's a case of making up for lost time. Even though there are many layers to this book - fairytale qualities, existentialism, philosophy, love and passion, and religion, it reads surprising easily, a world away from Steppenwolf. Hesse's enriched prose and beautifully ladened descriptions of the landscapes, had a slight resemblance to the writings Knut Hamsun, and for a novel first published in 1930 and set in Medieval Germany it still felt remarkably fresh, as it simply deals with the universal problems of growing up and finding one's true worth in the world. Regardless of place and time. Narcissus and Goldmund is ultimately a raging battle between the body and mind (and the plague!), a pandora鈥檚 box of contemplation, and a novel that lingered strongly well after it's closing pages.
And so begins Goldmund鈥檚 travels as vagrant. Wandering around the country for years he discovers the ways of love, and seduces countless women. He would encounter death and violence, the beauty of art and labor, and the agonizing sadness of loss. He makes friends, but also enemies, and later witnesses the horrors of the ghastly plague. He does not live in the world of the mind, but in the physical world of love, music, art and mortality. After many years apart Goldmund and Narcissus reunite and discuss their differing lives. Narcissus tries to explain to his friend the meaning of his quest, the importance of the life of the flesh, and he begs him to imagine a thought devoid of an accompanying image. But Goldmund fails to understand because he is forever rooted in the rich earth, in life, and cannot cross the barrier into a pure thought, an imagination without objects and images. Each man seems to occupy one side of the other. This is the reason for their strong friendship and understanding of one another, both are somehow incomplete. But together, they become closer to enlightenment, closer to hard clay than to wet sand.
Hesse's poetic and emotive medieval coming-of-age story reads as the quintessential novel on the pains and euphoria of adolescence, forming a deep lifelong friendship, and succumbing to the desires of the opposite sex, of which, after years stuck in a Monastery, it's a case of making up for lost time. Even though there are many layers to this book - fairytale qualities, existentialism, philosophy, love and passion, and religion, it reads surprising easily, a world away from Steppenwolf. Hesse's enriched prose and beautifully ladened descriptions of the landscapes, had a slight resemblance to the writings Knut Hamsun, and for a novel first published in 1930 and set in Medieval Germany it still felt remarkably fresh, as it simply deals with the universal problems of growing up and finding one's true worth in the world. Regardless of place and time. Narcissus and Goldmund is ultimately a raging battle between the body and mind (and the plague!), a pandora鈥檚 box of contemplation, and a novel that lingered strongly well after it's closing pages.
January 13, 2024
A young boy is sent... make that taken by his father to be raised in a monastery never to return, the reader suspects the man believes , not the child's parent. This in medieval Germany isn't unusual , since the pretty mother ran away, the bitter gentleman felt betrayed... The adolescent named Goldmund is quite unhappy you don't need to be a psychic to understand why, alone, abandoned a sheltered life becomes nightmarish, no one to trust in this strange place..but his horse Bess is there in the stable, the only friend. Narcissus is a bright ambitious monk and only a few years older than the newcomer, they become close and the boy grows up missing the mother who will disappear like the father till the end of time. The friends are different in temperament, goals, devoutness, work habits, and the monks see this genial Goldmund is not hardworking, yet special and the other school boys there after a few altercations causing alterations, admire his tenacity and respect him if not greatly like . Problems are always crushing the spirit of Goldmund, the unwanted child no longer that, perpetually restless and needs to leave and experience the world, the good and bad the bizarre. The kindly Abbot Daniel a gentle soul is fond of the virtual orphan in the cloister, as are all the monks but still the boy-man needs to escape the safe but suffocating confines and breathe the fresh air of freedom... unfortunately. The handsome young wanderer discovers women frequently , both will nevertheless be disappointed. Unreliable male companions, some with murderous intentions the vagabond discovers almost too late, living in dark cold forests, hearing unknown alarming sounds, falling in cold rivers, starving for want of nourishment, eluding the Black Death or trying to, seeing corpses piled up in carts and smelling what once were humans in cottages or streets, the long roads leading him to decay and probable expiration. Maybe the return to the monastery would be a good idea after years of travel and be an atonement for his many sins. A magnificent book for anyone who wants to feel how the medieval era was. Herman Hesse was a great writer, some say it is his best novel and the usual weird stories are shown skillfully by a master craftsman. Not his most famous creation yet the passion and effort never wavers. Second thoughts... a wonderful but dark narrative not for all but come to think of it, this applies to every book.
July 6, 2009
Can I just say that I absolutely love Hermann Hesse. For me his words speak directly to my soul. I have never exclusively followed an author except Hesse. He is absolutely brilliant and his works are so nuanced to the point where they only mean anything to the reader unless they can relate in some profound way. I have now finished all of his major works and I must say "bravo".
All of his books are about the turmoil and duality of the human soul. He speaks my language. My next goal is to learn German so I can read his books again in his native tongue.
Goldmund and Narcissus is about that duality except in the form of two separate characters. One is a thinker the other a feeler, one values rationality and reason and the other values intuition. One lives in the world of abstract ideas and the other in the world of sensuality and the senses. One lives the life of a duty bound priest the other an Artist. Neither is held in higher regard over the other. Both struggle to find the meaning of their nature.
I especially enjoyed the part where Narcissus talks about when someone who is meant to be an artist tries to live the life of a thinker evil ensues. There is danger in trying to force themselves into that false role. He calls the artist-thinker a mystic. Thinkers and artists alike have their place in the world and neither should think they are superior to the other for they are antithesis of each other.
All of his books are about the turmoil and duality of the human soul. He speaks my language. My next goal is to learn German so I can read his books again in his native tongue.
Goldmund and Narcissus is about that duality except in the form of two separate characters. One is a thinker the other a feeler, one values rationality and reason and the other values intuition. One lives in the world of abstract ideas and the other in the world of sensuality and the senses. One lives the life of a duty bound priest the other an Artist. Neither is held in higher regard over the other. Both struggle to find the meaning of their nature.
I especially enjoyed the part where Narcissus talks about when someone who is meant to be an artist tries to live the life of a thinker evil ensues. There is danger in trying to force themselves into that false role. He calls the artist-thinker a mystic. Thinkers and artists alike have their place in the world and neither should think they are superior to the other for they are antithesis of each other.
November 28, 2019
... Artist, Smartist
Herman Hesse's brilliant philosophical novel (1930) involves two friends in medieval Germany. Largely metaphorical, this has the feel of a cautionary fairy tale with no true compass as to geography or time. The story begins when Goldmund, a student, and Narcissus, a teacher only a few years older, become friends at a cloister school. At first, Goldmund earnestly focuses on his studies, but then a few fellow students invite him to go off campus, where he's seduced by a young Gypsy girl. From that day forward, his mind never wanders far from thoughts of women, their sheer beauty and the pleasures of the senses.
He leaves and on his journeys he has numerous affairs with women of all ages, statuses and sizes (similar to Wilt Chamberlain in legion and legend). All women find him irresistible. Yes, the novel is sexist. Goldmund falls for the first young lady to say no, loses her to the serpent of lust for her younger, prettier sister, and then travels far and wide. He settles to become a sculptor for several years, able to brilliantly capture the beauty he has seen. He becomes restless, continues his travels and runs into the unmitigated ugliness of the Black Death. I'll add no more so I don't spoil the story, except to say that when both Goldmund and Narcissus, now an abbot, are much older, they visit and converse at length with each other.
This is an excellent classic.
鈥�We fear death, we shudder at life's instability, we grieve to see the flowers wilt..., and the leaves fall, and in our hearts we know that we, too, are transitory and will soon disappear. When artists create pictures and thinkers search for laws and formulate thoughts, it is in order to salvage something from the great dance of death, to make something last longer than we do.鈥�Probably the most vivid contrast I've read between, on one hand, the beauty of the skin, visual art and sensual pleasures, and, on the other, the splendors of the spirit, stability, science and logic.
Herman Hesse's brilliant philosophical novel (1930) involves two friends in medieval Germany. Largely metaphorical, this has the feel of a cautionary fairy tale with no true compass as to geography or time. The story begins when Goldmund, a student, and Narcissus, a teacher only a few years older, become friends at a cloister school. At first, Goldmund earnestly focuses on his studies, but then a few fellow students invite him to go off campus, where he's seduced by a young Gypsy girl. From that day forward, his mind never wanders far from thoughts of women, their sheer beauty and the pleasures of the senses.
He leaves and on his journeys he has numerous affairs with women of all ages, statuses and sizes (similar to Wilt Chamberlain in legion and legend). All women find him irresistible. Yes, the novel is sexist. Goldmund falls for the first young lady to say no, loses her to the serpent of lust for her younger, prettier sister, and then travels far and wide. He settles to become a sculptor for several years, able to brilliantly capture the beauty he has seen. He becomes restless, continues his travels and runs into the unmitigated ugliness of the Black Death. I'll add no more so I don't spoil the story, except to say that when both Goldmund and Narcissus, now an abbot, are much older, they visit and converse at length with each other.
This is an excellent classic.
May 2, 2021
I enjoyed Hermann Hesse's novel of two medieval German men. The story centers on two friends: Narcissus and Goldmund. The two meet and become friends early in the cloister. Narcissus matures and finds his path in the cloister, takes his vows, and devotes to a monastic life. Goldmund, earthly and taken hold of by the beauty of women, leaves the cloister to undertake an endless search for worldly salvation. Narcissus is the teacher, the pious, and the man of God; Goldmund is the lover, the artist, and the creator of beautiful things.
The author does a great job of showing living dichotomy between the two friends.
I was very moved by the story of venturing out into the world, discovering new people and places, and only to discover yourself. Only in doing so you always end up back where you started. For me it was like when people say "you always go back to the beginning" in some fashion or another.
That was my interpretation of the story: you always come full circle in life.
I truly enjoyed this story and would definitely recommend it. Thanks!
The author does a great job of showing living dichotomy between the two friends.
I was very moved by the story of venturing out into the world, discovering new people and places, and only to discover yourself. Only in doing so you always end up back where you started. For me it was like when people say "you always go back to the beginning" in some fashion or another.
That was my interpretation of the story: you always come full circle in life.
I truly enjoyed this story and would definitely recommend it. Thanks!
January 1, 2025
I guess they didn't have 鈥淧enthouse Letters鈥� on the magazine racks in 1930, so a publisher must have approached Hermann Hesse and asked him if he'd write an early version of what would letter become known as 鈥渟oft porn.鈥�
This is the most overrated, ridiculous book I have almost ever been tasked to read, right up there with Jim Harrison's Dalva, a book that so many men claim to love for its 鈥渓iterary merit.鈥�
It's not that this book is 鈥渟exy鈥� or 鈥渟cintillating鈥� and that I am a prude. . . it is that this book is trying, cleverly, to disguise what is perverse as natural. . . it tries, under the guise of literary fiction, with pretty lines like these in the background. . . 鈥渂rown, sunny butterflies rose and vanished capriciously in ragged flight鈥� to make you believe you are reading something worthy, rather than soft porn. You're not.
The story starts with Narcissus, the obviously gay monk who tells Goldmund early on, 鈥淵our dreams are of girls; mine of boys.鈥�
Narcissus's problem isn't that he's gay. . . it's that he claims to be celibate, committed to the life of a monk, yet he is in a constant state of being tempted by the boys around him, thus showing his moral superiority by denying himself. He is arrogant, a potential pedophile, and is completely ruled by his ego, while boasting to be devoted to God.
Goldmund's problem isn't that he's a sensualist (as Hesse describes him, over and over again, ad nauseam); he's a predator, a man who justifies sleeping with married women and virgins he has no plans to marry (these are Medieval times--ha! Don't even get me started on the "historical time period"). Every married woman who succumbs to him is a personal triumph of his; every virgin he defiles is a conquest.
When Goldmund arrives at the home of two teen-aged sisters who live with their father, a knight who has taken in Goldmund as an apprentice (in the 1980s, his role would be modernized to a 鈥減ool boy鈥�), I was hanging on by a thread to this 鈥渘ovel.鈥�
Sure enough, as Goldmund tries to get both teen-aged girls to sleep with him, he consoles one 鈥渨ith gentle caresses, only by holding her head against his chest, humming soft, meaningless, magic sounds that nurses hum to comfort children when they cry.鈥� Of course, silly, because he was comforting AN ACTUAL CHILD he was trying to have sex with!
And. . . sure enough. . . you guessed it. . . another entry in 鈥淧enthouse Letters,鈥� the ultimate male fantasy: he gets to have his way with two teen-aged sisters. Spoiler alert? Nah! He sleeps with every woman under the age of 30. (Everyone over 30 was, naturally, a toothless hag).
Truly. . . this was a revolting read for me, one that I wish I could erase right out of my mind. This novel is a celebration of everything that women and children have suffered since the beginning of time.
This is the most overrated, ridiculous book I have almost ever been tasked to read, right up there with Jim Harrison's Dalva, a book that so many men claim to love for its 鈥渓iterary merit.鈥�
It's not that this book is 鈥渟exy鈥� or 鈥渟cintillating鈥� and that I am a prude. . . it is that this book is trying, cleverly, to disguise what is perverse as natural. . . it tries, under the guise of literary fiction, with pretty lines like these in the background. . . 鈥渂rown, sunny butterflies rose and vanished capriciously in ragged flight鈥� to make you believe you are reading something worthy, rather than soft porn. You're not.
The story starts with Narcissus, the obviously gay monk who tells Goldmund early on, 鈥淵our dreams are of girls; mine of boys.鈥�
Narcissus's problem isn't that he's gay. . . it's that he claims to be celibate, committed to the life of a monk, yet he is in a constant state of being tempted by the boys around him, thus showing his moral superiority by denying himself. He is arrogant, a potential pedophile, and is completely ruled by his ego, while boasting to be devoted to God.
Goldmund's problem isn't that he's a sensualist (as Hesse describes him, over and over again, ad nauseam); he's a predator, a man who justifies sleeping with married women and virgins he has no plans to marry (these are Medieval times--ha! Don't even get me started on the "historical time period"). Every married woman who succumbs to him is a personal triumph of his; every virgin he defiles is a conquest.
When Goldmund arrives at the home of two teen-aged sisters who live with their father, a knight who has taken in Goldmund as an apprentice (in the 1980s, his role would be modernized to a 鈥減ool boy鈥�), I was hanging on by a thread to this 鈥渘ovel.鈥�
Sure enough, as Goldmund tries to get both teen-aged girls to sleep with him, he consoles one 鈥渨ith gentle caresses, only by holding her head against his chest, humming soft, meaningless, magic sounds that nurses hum to comfort children when they cry.鈥� Of course, silly, because he was comforting AN ACTUAL CHILD he was trying to have sex with!
And. . . sure enough. . . you guessed it. . . another entry in 鈥淧enthouse Letters,鈥� the ultimate male fantasy: he gets to have his way with two teen-aged sisters. Spoiler alert? Nah! He sleeps with every woman under the age of 30. (Everyone over 30 was, naturally, a toothless hag).
Truly. . . this was a revolting read for me, one that I wish I could erase right out of my mind. This novel is a celebration of everything that women and children have suffered since the beginning of time.
June 8, 2024
Some books speak to you; this one dialogues with me. There are books that "move" you; this one upsets me. Hermann Hesse evokes poetry, elegance, realism, the difficulty of being human, and living the contrary aspirations attached to our essence.
The author has chosen to dissociate in this novel the two significant male inclinations, on the one hand, the aspiration towards the intellect and the religious, order and the scientist, meditation, and prayer, and on the other, the enjoyment of life in all its animality, in a hymn to death and life, to love and sadness, to beauty and ignominy, personifying them in two antithetical but complementary. Goldmund will transcend his sensual nature by investing it in art, which he then takes on a sacred character.
However, "Narcissus and Goldmund" is also a fable about the duality of the human being, in which the two characters represent the opposing forces of the same psyche. Between their appetites, aspirations, necessities, and the outside world's demands, humans have made choices and, in doing so, give up to amputate part of what they are. But Hesse brings us a solution to this endless dilemma: one can, at best, only become what one is, and it is by transcending the experience of the senses that one reaches spirituality. In this sense, it joins Carl Gustav Jung's conceptualization of the sacred, of which Hesse was the friend and the patient (moreover, "Narcissus and Goldmund" presents throughout the work the most magnificent evocation of the Anima that I had given a chance to read).
In my opinion, "Narcissus and Goldmund" is a masterpiece, more successful than, for example, "Siddharta" (which seemed to me more suitable, less surprising, in its treatment) or the "Glass Bead Game," whose Master appears to me too intellectual, not human enough鈥� This book has an idea of reconciliation and peace that I have never found elsewhere in this author.
It is, for me, a work both major and masterful, which I place without hesitation at the top of the pantheon of books that have marked me the most.
The author has chosen to dissociate in this novel the two significant male inclinations, on the one hand, the aspiration towards the intellect and the religious, order and the scientist, meditation, and prayer, and on the other, the enjoyment of life in all its animality, in a hymn to death and life, to love and sadness, to beauty and ignominy, personifying them in two antithetical but complementary. Goldmund will transcend his sensual nature by investing it in art, which he then takes on a sacred character.
However, "Narcissus and Goldmund" is also a fable about the duality of the human being, in which the two characters represent the opposing forces of the same psyche. Between their appetites, aspirations, necessities, and the outside world's demands, humans have made choices and, in doing so, give up to amputate part of what they are. But Hesse brings us a solution to this endless dilemma: one can, at best, only become what one is, and it is by transcending the experience of the senses that one reaches spirituality. In this sense, it joins Carl Gustav Jung's conceptualization of the sacred, of which Hesse was the friend and the patient (moreover, "Narcissus and Goldmund" presents throughout the work the most magnificent evocation of the Anima that I had given a chance to read).
In my opinion, "Narcissus and Goldmund" is a masterpiece, more successful than, for example, "Siddharta" (which seemed to me more suitable, less surprising, in its treatment) or the "Glass Bead Game," whose Master appears to me too intellectual, not human enough鈥� This book has an idea of reconciliation and peace that I have never found elsewhere in this author.
It is, for me, a work both major and masterful, which I place without hesitation at the top of the pantheon of books that have marked me the most.
May 10, 2025
Narcissus and Goldmund is a beautifully written story of two medieval men who search for the meaning of life. They meet each other in their early youth in a cloister and then undertake their separate journeys - Narcissus in the spiritual world and Goldmund in the worldly world. Gradually, both of them, in their separate and interlaced experiences, find the truth they seek.
Hermann Hesse is well known for his philosophical fiction. All of his novels thematically expose the search for "light", the "real" world, from an imaginery and illusionary world. They are brain-stimulating and can be enjoyed by those who have a soft spot for philosophy. I have read both his Demian and Steppenwolf, and while I enjoyed his theories and the writing, storywise, they missed the spark. In , not only has he mastered the art of storytelling, he has also become more elucidating in his philosophical theories. Simply put, the writing is clear, mature, masterful and firmly bind the reader to the story.
Narcissus and Goldmund is by far the best work I have read of Hermann Hesse. It is inspiring and beautifully written. There is so much discussion on art and life that I found to be thought-provoking and inspiring the writer in me. The story and the philosophical views he expresses so clearly through the story blend harmoniously. Moreover, Hesse's belief that the truth lies somewhere in the middle of spiritual and worldly worlds I found to be fascinating, for, I too believe that the "truth" is a blend of spiritual and material worlds where you develop your mind to see the truth behind the illusory world so glamorously presented. All these different aspects, co-existing in perfect harmony, made the reading experience extremely pleasurable for me. Recommending books is not something I normally do, but I make an exception for this beautiful work of Hesse. So dear readers, if you have an inclination for philosophical wonderings, check out this little gem by Hermann Hesse.
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Hermann Hesse is well known for his philosophical fiction. All of his novels thematically expose the search for "light", the "real" world, from an imaginery and illusionary world. They are brain-stimulating and can be enjoyed by those who have a soft spot for philosophy. I have read both his Demian and Steppenwolf, and while I enjoyed his theories and the writing, storywise, they missed the spark. In , not only has he mastered the art of storytelling, he has also become more elucidating in his philosophical theories. Simply put, the writing is clear, mature, masterful and firmly bind the reader to the story.
Narcissus and Goldmund is by far the best work I have read of Hermann Hesse. It is inspiring and beautifully written. There is so much discussion on art and life that I found to be thought-provoking and inspiring the writer in me. The story and the philosophical views he expresses so clearly through the story blend harmoniously. Moreover, Hesse's belief that the truth lies somewhere in the middle of spiritual and worldly worlds I found to be fascinating, for, I too believe that the "truth" is a blend of spiritual and material worlds where you develop your mind to see the truth behind the illusory world so glamorously presented. All these different aspects, co-existing in perfect harmony, made the reading experience extremely pleasurable for me. Recommending books is not something I normally do, but I make an exception for this beautiful work of Hesse. So dear readers, if you have an inclination for philosophical wonderings, check out this little gem by Hermann Hesse.
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May 12, 2023
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賱賰賳 賴賳丕 賱賲 鬲賰賳 亘丿丕賷鬲賴 亘賳賮爻 丕賱毓匕賵亘丞 賵丕賱爻賴賵賱丞 賱匕丕 賰賳鬲 睾賷乇 賵丕孬賯丞 丕賳賶 爻兀賰賲賱賴丕 貙 賮丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賲毓 丨丿賷孬 賳乇爻賷爻 賰丕賳鬲 鬲丨鬲丕噩 賱丕毓丕丿丞 賯乇丕亍丞 賵鬲乇賰賷夭 賱賰賳 亘毓丿 匕賱賰 賵賲毓 丨丿賷孬 賵丨賷丕丞 睾賵賱丿賲賳丿 丕氐亘丨 丕爻賱賵亘 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賰孬乇 爻賱丕爻丞 賵馗賱 賷鬲乇丕賵丨 賲丕亘賷賳 丕賱爻賴賵賱丞 賵丕賱氐毓賵亘丞 賲丕亘賷賳 丕丨丿丕孬 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵丕賱丕賮賰丕乇 貙 賮賶 賲夭賷噩 乇丕卅毓 爻丨乇賳賷 賵丕毓噩亘賳賷 丕爻賱賵亘賴 .
賳乇爻賷爻 賵睾賵賱丿賲賳丿 賳賲賵匕噩 賱氐丿賷賯賷賳 賲禺鬲賱賮賷賳 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 賲禺鬲賱賮賷賳 亘賱 賲鬲賳丕賯囟賷賳 :
賰丕賳 賳乇爻賷爻 賷毓鬲賲丿 毓賱賶 丕賱賮賰乇 賵丕賱毓賱賵賲 貙 賷賲孬賱 丕賱毓賯賱 貙 賷賲孬賱 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱匕賶 丕禺鬲丕乇 丕賱丕賳毓夭丕賱 毓賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賱賷丨賮馗 賳賮爻賴 賲賳 卮乇賵乇賴 .賮亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 廿賱賷賴 賰丕賳 賰賱 卮卅 賷丿禺賱 賮賷 禺丕賳丞 丕賱賮賰乇 貙 丨鬲賶 丕賱丨亘 .
丕賲丕 睾賵賱丿賲賳丿 賷賲孬賱 丕賱賯賱亘 貙 丕賱丕丨爻丕爻 賵丕賱賮賳 貙 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞貙 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱匕賶 賷禺賵囟 丕賱丨賷丕丞 亘賰賱 噩賲丕賱賴丕 賵賲爻丕賵卅賴丕 .
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鈥� 賱賷爻 賲賴賲鬲賳丕 兀賳 賳賱鬲賯賷 廿賱丕 亘賯丿乇 賲丕 賴賷 賲賴賲丞 丕賱卮賲爻 賵丕賱賯賲乇 兀賵 丕賱亘丨乇 賵丕賱賷丕亘爻丞. 賳丨賳 丕賱丕孬賳丕賳 賷丕 氐丿賷賯賷 卮賲爻 賵賯賲乇 亘丨乇 賵賷丕亘爻丞 貙 賱賷爻 賯丿乇賳丕 丕賳 賳睾丿賵 卮禺氐丕 賵丕丨丿丕 亘賱 丕賳 賷乇賶 賰賱 賲賳丕 丕賱丌禺乇 毓賱賶 賲丕 賴賵 毓賱賷賴 丕賳 賷毓賷 匕賱賰 賵賷噩賱賴 賮賷 丕賱匕賷 兀賲丕賲賴 貙 兀賳 賷噩丿 賮賷賴 廿賳噩丕夭賴 賵丕賰鬲賲丕賱賴 "
賰賲 丕賳鬲 賲丨馗賵馗 賷丕 睾賵賱丿賲賳丿 亘鬲毓丕乇賮賰 毓賱賶 賳乇爻賷爻 貙 丕賳 鬲噩丿 氐丿賷賯 賷賮賴賲賰 賵賷鬲賮賴賲 丕丨鬲賷丕噩丕鬲賰 賵丕賮賰丕乇賰 丨鬲賶 丨賷賳 賱賲 鬲賰賳 丕賳鬲 卮禺氐賷丕 鬲毓乇賮賴丕 賵 賷鬲賮賴賲 丕禺鬲賱丕賮賰 毓賳賴 賵賷乇卮丿賰 賱胤乇賷賯賰 丨鬲賶 賵廿賳 賰丕賳 亘廿乇卮丕丿賴 賱賰 爻賷賮賯丿賰 賱賰賳賴 賷毓乇賮 丕賳 賲賰丕賳賰 賱賷爻 亘噩丕賳亘賴 賮賷乇卮丿賰 賵賷爻丕毓丿賰 丿賵賳 兀丨賰丕賲 丿賵賳 賲丨丕賵賱丕鬲 賱鬲睾賷賷乇賰 貙 賷鬲賯亘賱賰 賵賷丨亘賰 賰賲丕 丕賳鬲 乇睾賲 丕禺鬲賱丕賮賰 毓賳賴 貙 賰賲 丕賳鬲 乇丕卅毓 賷丕賳乇爻賷爻 氐丿賷賯賴 貙 賱賲 賷賰賵賳 賱賴 賮賷 丕賱賵丕賯毓 丕匕丕 賱賲 賷乇卮丿賴 丕賱賶 賲毓乇賮丞 匕丕鬲賴
睾賵賱丿賲賳丿 爻丕丨乇 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賲賳 丕賱賳馗乇丞 丕賱丕賵賱賶 賷賯毓賵賳 賮賶 睾乇丕賲賴 賵賷爻賱賲賵賳 兀賳賮爻賴賲 賱賴
兀賷賯馗賴 賳乇爻賷爻 廿賱賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 貙賵賲賳丨鬲賴 丕賱賳爻丕亍 丨賰賲鬲賴賳 . 賵丕夭丕賱 丕賱鬲卮乇丿 毓賳賴 鬲賵乇丿賴
賴匕丕 丨丕賱 丕賱丿賳賷丕 貙 丕賱丨夭賳 賷鬲賱丕卮賷 貙 賵丨鬲賷 賷兀爻賳丕 賷匕賵亘 . 賵丕賱兀賱賲 貙 賲孬賱 兀賮乇丕丨賳丕 貙 賷禺鬲賮賷 賵賷睾丕丿乇 貙 賵賷賮賯丿 賰賱 丕毓賲丕賯賴 賵賯賷賲鬲賴 廿賱賶 兀賳 賷兀鬲賷 賷賵賲 兀禺賷乇丕 賵賳賳爻賶 賲丕 賵禺夭 賯賱賵亘賳丕 賱爻賳賵丕鬲 毓丿賷丿丞 賯亘賱賴丕 . 丨鬲賶 丕賱兀賱賲 賷鬲賮鬲鬲 賵賷賮賳賶
賮賷 睾丕賱亘賷丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賳丨賳 賲毓 睾賵賱丿賲賳丿 賵賴賵 賷丿賵乇 賵賷乇鬲丨賱 賵賷睾丕賲乇 賵賷丨亘 賵賷乇賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵丕賱賲賵鬲 貙 賷乇賶 丨賷丕丞 丕賱鬲卮乇丿 賵丕賱兀賲丕賳貙 賷卮毓乇 亘丕賱卮亘毓 賵丕賱噩賵毓 貙 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱卮賴賵丞 貙 賷鬲乇丕賵丨 賵賷噩乇亘 丨賷丕丞 丕賱鬲卮乇丿 賵丨賷丕丞 丕賱丕爻鬲賯乇丕乇 賱賰賳 丿賵賲丕 匕賰乇 賳乇爻賷爻 賱丕賷禺鬲賮賶 賰賲丕 丕賳賳丕 賱丕賳賳爻賶 丕賳 賳乇爻賷爻 賴賵 賲賳 丕禺亘乇賴 丕賳 賱賷爻 賲賯丿乇 賱賴 丕賳 賷氐亘丨 賲賮賰乇 亘賱 賴賵 卮丕毓乇 貙 賮賳丕賳 賱賰賳賳丕 賳鬲毓乇賮 丕賷囟丕 毓賱賶 丕賮賰丕乇 賳乇爻賷爻 賵胤乇賷賯丞 丨賷丕鬲賴 .
丕賱毓賯賱 丕賲 丕賱賯賱亘 !
丕賱鬲卮乇丿 丕賲 丕賱丕爻鬲賯乇丕乇 !
丕賱毓夭賱丞 丕賲 禺賵囟 睾賲丕乇 丕賱丨賷丕丞 !
丕賱賮賰乇 賵丕賱毓賱賵賲 兀賲 丕賱賮賳 !
賳乇爻賷爻 丕賲 睾賵賱丿賲賳丿 責!
丕賷賴賲丕 鬲禺鬲丕乇 責
賰賱丕賴賲丕 丕噩丿 丕賳賳丕 賲夭賷噩 賲賳 賰賱 賴匕丕 貙 賵賰賱 賲賳丕 賷鬲乇丕賵丨 賲丕亘賷賳 丕賱丨丕賱鬲賷賳 賱賰賳 賷睾賱亘 噩丕賳亘 毓賱賶 丕賱丌禺乇 賮賷丨丿丿 卮禺氐賷鬲賴 賵丕鬲噩丕賴丕鬲賴 貙 賰賱丕賴賲丕 噩賲賷賱 貙 賵賱丕 賷賵噩丿 賷賷賳賴賲 賲氐賷亘 賵賲禺胤卅 . 丕賱賲賴賲 丕賳 鬲賰賵賳 丕賳鬲 賳賮爻賰 賵丕賳 賱丕鬲丨丕賵賱 鬲夭賷賷賮 賲丕 丕賳鬲 毓賱賷賴 貙 丕賳 鬲毓賲賱 亘賲丕 鬲賲賱賷賴 毓賱賷賴 賯賳丕毓丕鬲賰 賵賯賱亘賰 賵毓賯賱賰 .
佗伲 / 侃/ 佗贍佗贍
賱賰賳 賴賳丕 賱賲 鬲賰賳 亘丿丕賷鬲賴 亘賳賮爻 丕賱毓匕賵亘丞 賵丕賱爻賴賵賱丞 賱匕丕 賰賳鬲 睾賷乇 賵丕孬賯丞 丕賳賶 爻兀賰賲賱賴丕 貙 賮丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賲毓 丨丿賷孬 賳乇爻賷爻 賰丕賳鬲 鬲丨鬲丕噩 賱丕毓丕丿丞 賯乇丕亍丞 賵鬲乇賰賷夭 賱賰賳 亘毓丿 匕賱賰 賵賲毓 丨丿賷孬 賵丨賷丕丞 睾賵賱丿賲賳丿 丕氐亘丨 丕爻賱賵亘 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賰孬乇 爻賱丕爻丞 賵馗賱 賷鬲乇丕賵丨 賲丕亘賷賳 丕賱爻賴賵賱丞 賵丕賱氐毓賵亘丞 賲丕亘賷賳 丕丨丿丕孬 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵丕賱丕賮賰丕乇 貙 賮賶 賲夭賷噩 乇丕卅毓 爻丨乇賳賷 賵丕毓噩亘賳賷 丕爻賱賵亘賴 .
賳乇爻賷爻 賵睾賵賱丿賲賳丿 賳賲賵匕噩 賱氐丿賷賯賷賳 賲禺鬲賱賮賷賳 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 賲禺鬲賱賮賷賳 亘賱 賲鬲賳丕賯囟賷賳 :
賰丕賳 賳乇爻賷爻 賷毓鬲賲丿 毓賱賶 丕賱賮賰乇 賵丕賱毓賱賵賲 貙 賷賲孬賱 丕賱毓賯賱 貙 賷賲孬賱 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱匕賶 丕禺鬲丕乇 丕賱丕賳毓夭丕賱 毓賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賱賷丨賮馗 賳賮爻賴 賲賳 卮乇賵乇賴 .賮亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 廿賱賷賴 賰丕賳 賰賱 卮卅 賷丿禺賱 賮賷 禺丕賳丞 丕賱賮賰乇 貙 丨鬲賶 丕賱丨亘 .
丕賲丕 睾賵賱丿賲賳丿 賷賲孬賱 丕賱賯賱亘 貙 丕賱丕丨爻丕爻 賵丕賱賮賳 貙 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞貙 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱匕賶 賷禺賵囟 丕賱丨賷丕丞 亘賰賱 噩賲丕賱賴丕 賵賲爻丕賵卅賴丕 .
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鈥� 賱賷爻 賲賴賲鬲賳丕 兀賳 賳賱鬲賯賷 廿賱丕 亘賯丿乇 賲丕 賴賷 賲賴賲丞 丕賱卮賲爻 賵丕賱賯賲乇 兀賵 丕賱亘丨乇 賵丕賱賷丕亘爻丞. 賳丨賳 丕賱丕孬賳丕賳 賷丕 氐丿賷賯賷 卮賲爻 賵賯賲乇 亘丨乇 賵賷丕亘爻丞 貙 賱賷爻 賯丿乇賳丕 丕賳 賳睾丿賵 卮禺氐丕 賵丕丨丿丕 亘賱 丕賳 賷乇賶 賰賱 賲賳丕 丕賱丌禺乇 毓賱賶 賲丕 賴賵 毓賱賷賴 丕賳 賷毓賷 匕賱賰 賵賷噩賱賴 賮賷 丕賱匕賷 兀賲丕賲賴 貙 兀賳 賷噩丿 賮賷賴 廿賳噩丕夭賴 賵丕賰鬲賲丕賱賴 "
賰賲 丕賳鬲 賲丨馗賵馗 賷丕 睾賵賱丿賲賳丿 亘鬲毓丕乇賮賰 毓賱賶 賳乇爻賷爻 貙 丕賳 鬲噩丿 氐丿賷賯 賷賮賴賲賰 賵賷鬲賮賴賲 丕丨鬲賷丕噩丕鬲賰 賵丕賮賰丕乇賰 丨鬲賶 丨賷賳 賱賲 鬲賰賳 丕賳鬲 卮禺氐賷丕 鬲毓乇賮賴丕 賵 賷鬲賮賴賲 丕禺鬲賱丕賮賰 毓賳賴 賵賷乇卮丿賰 賱胤乇賷賯賰 丨鬲賶 賵廿賳 賰丕賳 亘廿乇卮丕丿賴 賱賰 爻賷賮賯丿賰 賱賰賳賴 賷毓乇賮 丕賳 賲賰丕賳賰 賱賷爻 亘噩丕賳亘賴 賮賷乇卮丿賰 賵賷爻丕毓丿賰 丿賵賳 兀丨賰丕賲 丿賵賳 賲丨丕賵賱丕鬲 賱鬲睾賷賷乇賰 貙 賷鬲賯亘賱賰 賵賷丨亘賰 賰賲丕 丕賳鬲 乇睾賲 丕禺鬲賱丕賮賰 毓賳賴 貙 賰賲 丕賳鬲 乇丕卅毓 賷丕賳乇爻賷爻 氐丿賷賯賴 貙 賱賲 賷賰賵賳 賱賴 賮賷 丕賱賵丕賯毓 丕匕丕 賱賲 賷乇卮丿賴 丕賱賶 賲毓乇賮丞 匕丕鬲賴
睾賵賱丿賲賳丿 爻丕丨乇 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賲賳 丕賱賳馗乇丞 丕賱丕賵賱賶 賷賯毓賵賳 賮賶 睾乇丕賲賴 賵賷爻賱賲賵賳 兀賳賮爻賴賲 賱賴
兀賷賯馗賴 賳乇爻賷爻 廿賱賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 貙賵賲賳丨鬲賴 丕賱賳爻丕亍 丨賰賲鬲賴賳 . 賵丕夭丕賱 丕賱鬲卮乇丿 毓賳賴 鬲賵乇丿賴
賴匕丕 丨丕賱 丕賱丿賳賷丕 貙 丕賱丨夭賳 賷鬲賱丕卮賷 貙 賵丨鬲賷 賷兀爻賳丕 賷匕賵亘 . 賵丕賱兀賱賲 貙 賲孬賱 兀賮乇丕丨賳丕 貙 賷禺鬲賮賷 賵賷睾丕丿乇 貙 賵賷賮賯丿 賰賱 丕毓賲丕賯賴 賵賯賷賲鬲賴 廿賱賶 兀賳 賷兀鬲賷 賷賵賲 兀禺賷乇丕 賵賳賳爻賶 賲丕 賵禺夭 賯賱賵亘賳丕 賱爻賳賵丕鬲 毓丿賷丿丞 賯亘賱賴丕 . 丨鬲賶 丕賱兀賱賲 賷鬲賮鬲鬲 賵賷賮賳賶
賮賷 睾丕賱亘賷丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賳丨賳 賲毓 睾賵賱丿賲賳丿 賵賴賵 賷丿賵乇 賵賷乇鬲丨賱 賵賷睾丕賲乇 賵賷丨亘 賵賷乇賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵丕賱賲賵鬲 貙 賷乇賶 丨賷丕丞 丕賱鬲卮乇丿 賵丕賱兀賲丕賳貙 賷卮毓乇 亘丕賱卮亘毓 賵丕賱噩賵毓 貙 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱卮賴賵丞 貙 賷鬲乇丕賵丨 賵賷噩乇亘 丨賷丕丞 丕賱鬲卮乇丿 賵丨賷丕丞 丕賱丕爻鬲賯乇丕乇 賱賰賳 丿賵賲丕 匕賰乇 賳乇爻賷爻 賱丕賷禺鬲賮賶 賰賲丕 丕賳賳丕 賱丕賳賳爻賶 丕賳 賳乇爻賷爻 賴賵 賲賳 丕禺亘乇賴 丕賳 賱賷爻 賲賯丿乇 賱賴 丕賳 賷氐亘丨 賲賮賰乇 亘賱 賴賵 卮丕毓乇 貙 賮賳丕賳 賱賰賳賳丕 賳鬲毓乇賮 丕賷囟丕 毓賱賶 丕賮賰丕乇 賳乇爻賷爻 賵胤乇賷賯丞 丨賷丕鬲賴 .
丕賱毓賯賱 丕賲 丕賱賯賱亘 !
丕賱鬲卮乇丿 丕賲 丕賱丕爻鬲賯乇丕乇 !
丕賱毓夭賱丞 丕賲 禺賵囟 睾賲丕乇 丕賱丨賷丕丞 !
丕賱賮賰乇 賵丕賱毓賱賵賲 兀賲 丕賱賮賳 !
賳乇爻賷爻 丕賲 睾賵賱丿賲賳丿 責!
丕賷賴賲丕 鬲禺鬲丕乇 責
賰賱丕賴賲丕 丕噩丿 丕賳賳丕 賲夭賷噩 賲賳 賰賱 賴匕丕 貙 賵賰賱 賲賳丕 賷鬲乇丕賵丨 賲丕亘賷賳 丕賱丨丕賱鬲賷賳 賱賰賳 賷睾賱亘 噩丕賳亘 毓賱賶 丕賱丌禺乇 賮賷丨丿丿 卮禺氐賷鬲賴 賵丕鬲噩丕賴丕鬲賴 貙 賰賱丕賴賲丕 噩賲賷賱 貙 賵賱丕 賷賵噩丿 賷賷賳賴賲 賲氐賷亘 賵賲禺胤卅 . 丕賱賲賴賲 丕賳 鬲賰賵賳 丕賳鬲 賳賮爻賰 賵丕賳 賱丕鬲丨丕賵賱 鬲夭賷賷賮 賲丕 丕賳鬲 毓賱賷賴 貙 丕賳 鬲毓賲賱 亘賲丕 鬲賲賱賷賴 毓賱賷賴 賯賳丕毓丕鬲賰 賵賯賱亘賰 賵毓賯賱賰 .
佗伲 / 侃/ 佗贍佗贍
September 9, 2022
I have reread a few Hesse novels in the past year or so, but for some reason skipped this one, also published as Death and the Lover, in 1930, that many considered to be his literary triumph. Hesse was less respected by the literary establishment than his fellow German countryman Thomas Mann, but he was way more of an international popular sensation, especially in the romantic sixties, when I and many of my friends read him. I was talking to a student who is reading James Joyce鈥檚 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man with me this summer about how Demian reminded me of Portrait, and he suggested I reread Narcissus, especially since he knew I had been reading plague-related novels (Camus鈥檚 The Plague, Daniel DeFoe鈥檚 A Journal of the Plague Year). Hesse鈥檚 novel is set in the middle ages, during the time of The Black Death, which figures in the story in an important way.
There might be a spoiler here and there within my review.
The novel is, like his earlier Demian in many ways, about the struggle between two characters, two souls, two ways of life, that in many ways represented Hesse鈥檚 own struggles between the German religion and scholasticism with which he was brought up, and the sensual life, the life of passion, of art. A struggle between a life of the mind/spirit (faith) (represented by the monk Narcissus) and a life of the body (represented by Goldmund). The question might be put this way: Can you live a life of wine, women and song (or to put it another way, live a life of the body, of joy, and passion) and still get into Heaven, and if so, how? The novel is in part an answer to that question. But to be clear, the religion with which he was raised did not have a clear path to Heaven; the paths of the body and soul were separate. You renounce the body t make way for the soul.
Goldmund meets a girl and kisses her, and abruptly leaves monastery school (insert here Tom Waits singing, "I lost my Saint Christopher, now that I've kissed her" from "waltzing Matilda--we know what choice Waits made, to find his soul through his body! Or maybe it was to deliberately lose it?) where he has made deep and lasting connections with his young teacher Narcissus. This kiss might be described as an early epiphany and moment he knows he can't be a celibate monk! He then "wanders across Germany," which is code for the gorgeous Goldmund (also, Gold mouth) living a more physical life, and yes, having sex with women as he travels. Consensually, always. As much approached as approaching. And he falls in love with a couple of them. Women represent a kind of ideal for Hesse and Goldmund.
The book is a kind of allegory, as most of Hesse鈥檚 books are, a kind of Pilgrim's Progress of the way to life, somewhat updated from Bunyan's view. Since Hesse knows we do not want to read a novel about Narcissus in prayer, the book focuses on the multiple transformations of Goldmund, from abbey to road, something that connects women with his own mother, and also The Universal Mother, the great feminine spirit that he needs to get in touch with. And get in touch with them he does indeed. I haven鈥檛 read this book in decades, but I can clearly see again why Hesse was such a popular author during the sixties鈥� sexual revolution.
鈥淥n the Road to Find Out,鈥� Cat Stevens:
At one point, Goldmund is offered a wonderful artisan position by Nicholas, a mentor and teacher, based on his obvious artistic skills, but he responds as anyone might do in 1968; he turns down the job and says, no, nope, that鈥檚 too conventional, that's working for The Man, "I must be free.鈥� Cue 鈥淔ree Bird鈥� or several other sixties romantic songs, and view here a meme from On The Road. The road of 鈥渟elf-discovery,鈥� which initially is mainly wine, women and song. But lust, he finds, is only good for the short term. In the long term sex is like any drug, leading to a desert of want. And you already knew that, maybe, so are not surprised to find that the time of hot and heavy page-turning will have to come to an end. This is, after all, Hesse and not Peyton Place. In other words, if Woman is an ideal for Goldmund, he needs to see Heer as Spirit, as Soul, and not just Body, to learn that path for himself.
And right: This is, as I said, a novel about the middle ages, the time of The Plague; which of course has a sobering effect on the party, though Goldmund still seeks ways to sing and love and find joy.
鈥淏ecause the world is so full of death and horror, I try again and again to console my heart and pick the flowers that grow in the midst of hell.鈥�
But eventually, all this death (recall the original title) takes its toll on Goldmund's love fest, and he returns to Nicholas鈥檚 workshop to work, to art, reconnecting as well in the process with the monastery, and Narcissus, whom he teaches to do art even as Narcissus teaches Goldmund more about spiritual practice. The point here is that these two twin souls, these opposites attracted to each other, need to both be present in one person; Mind and Body, lover of God and lover of the world. It can happen, Hesse says, in principled (and clearly romantic) ways.
鈥淲e are sun and moon, dear friend; we are sea and land. It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is: each the other's opposite and complement.鈥�
Hesse does create binaries, between the Apollonian and Dionysian, the masculine and the feminine, a further development of the ideas I associate mostly with Demian, and they feel to me a bit out of date, but they are nevertheless interesting and useful for any young seeker. And, as with Joyce鈥檚 Stephen, Goldmund and Hesse choose Art as their spiritual vocation, their way to live a 鈥渦nified鈥� life. And love (body and soul) as part of this process, of course.
鈥淲e fear death, we shudder at life's instability, we grieve to see the flowers wilt again and again, and the leaves fall, and in our hearts we know that we, too, are transitory and will soon disappear. When artists create pictures and thinkers search for laws and formulate thoughts, it is in order to salvage something from the great dance of death, to make something last longer than we do.鈥�
I really liked reading this book again and seeing in it some of my own early struggles, thanks TD. I read Thomas Merton鈥檚 Seven Story Mountain in my late teens/early twenties and loved it; it made me commit to some form of a spiritual life, which is always still evolving for me. I was in theater, I was a writer, too, but chose teaching as my vocation, and ultimately chose a more conventional family life over the road. This book and all Hesse鈥檚 works were part of my learning how to live in the world.
Oh, and you know the contemporary term 鈥渨oke鈥�? Here鈥檚 Hesse on the topic, in 1930:
鈥淚 call that man awake who, with conscious knowledge and understanding, can perceive the deep unreasoning powers in his soul, his whole innermost strength, desire and weakness, and knows how to reckon with himself.鈥� Who wouldn't want to be "woke" in that way?
There might be a spoiler here and there within my review.
The novel is, like his earlier Demian in many ways, about the struggle between two characters, two souls, two ways of life, that in many ways represented Hesse鈥檚 own struggles between the German religion and scholasticism with which he was brought up, and the sensual life, the life of passion, of art. A struggle between a life of the mind/spirit (faith) (represented by the monk Narcissus) and a life of the body (represented by Goldmund). The question might be put this way: Can you live a life of wine, women and song (or to put it another way, live a life of the body, of joy, and passion) and still get into Heaven, and if so, how? The novel is in part an answer to that question. But to be clear, the religion with which he was raised did not have a clear path to Heaven; the paths of the body and soul were separate. You renounce the body t make way for the soul.
Goldmund meets a girl and kisses her, and abruptly leaves monastery school (insert here Tom Waits singing, "I lost my Saint Christopher, now that I've kissed her" from "waltzing Matilda--we know what choice Waits made, to find his soul through his body! Or maybe it was to deliberately lose it?) where he has made deep and lasting connections with his young teacher Narcissus. This kiss might be described as an early epiphany and moment he knows he can't be a celibate monk! He then "wanders across Germany," which is code for the gorgeous Goldmund (also, Gold mouth) living a more physical life, and yes, having sex with women as he travels. Consensually, always. As much approached as approaching. And he falls in love with a couple of them. Women represent a kind of ideal for Hesse and Goldmund.
The book is a kind of allegory, as most of Hesse鈥檚 books are, a kind of Pilgrim's Progress of the way to life, somewhat updated from Bunyan's view. Since Hesse knows we do not want to read a novel about Narcissus in prayer, the book focuses on the multiple transformations of Goldmund, from abbey to road, something that connects women with his own mother, and also The Universal Mother, the great feminine spirit that he needs to get in touch with. And get in touch with them he does indeed. I haven鈥檛 read this book in decades, but I can clearly see again why Hesse was such a popular author during the sixties鈥� sexual revolution.
鈥淥n the Road to Find Out,鈥� Cat Stevens:
At one point, Goldmund is offered a wonderful artisan position by Nicholas, a mentor and teacher, based on his obvious artistic skills, but he responds as anyone might do in 1968; he turns down the job and says, no, nope, that鈥檚 too conventional, that's working for The Man, "I must be free.鈥� Cue 鈥淔ree Bird鈥� or several other sixties romantic songs, and view here a meme from On The Road. The road of 鈥渟elf-discovery,鈥� which initially is mainly wine, women and song. But lust, he finds, is only good for the short term. In the long term sex is like any drug, leading to a desert of want. And you already knew that, maybe, so are not surprised to find that the time of hot and heavy page-turning will have to come to an end. This is, after all, Hesse and not Peyton Place. In other words, if Woman is an ideal for Goldmund, he needs to see Heer as Spirit, as Soul, and not just Body, to learn that path for himself.
And right: This is, as I said, a novel about the middle ages, the time of The Plague; which of course has a sobering effect on the party, though Goldmund still seeks ways to sing and love and find joy.
鈥淏ecause the world is so full of death and horror, I try again and again to console my heart and pick the flowers that grow in the midst of hell.鈥�
But eventually, all this death (recall the original title) takes its toll on Goldmund's love fest, and he returns to Nicholas鈥檚 workshop to work, to art, reconnecting as well in the process with the monastery, and Narcissus, whom he teaches to do art even as Narcissus teaches Goldmund more about spiritual practice. The point here is that these two twin souls, these opposites attracted to each other, need to both be present in one person; Mind and Body, lover of God and lover of the world. It can happen, Hesse says, in principled (and clearly romantic) ways.
鈥淲e are sun and moon, dear friend; we are sea and land. It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is: each the other's opposite and complement.鈥�
Hesse does create binaries, between the Apollonian and Dionysian, the masculine and the feminine, a further development of the ideas I associate mostly with Demian, and they feel to me a bit out of date, but they are nevertheless interesting and useful for any young seeker. And, as with Joyce鈥檚 Stephen, Goldmund and Hesse choose Art as their spiritual vocation, their way to live a 鈥渦nified鈥� life. And love (body and soul) as part of this process, of course.
鈥淲e fear death, we shudder at life's instability, we grieve to see the flowers wilt again and again, and the leaves fall, and in our hearts we know that we, too, are transitory and will soon disappear. When artists create pictures and thinkers search for laws and formulate thoughts, it is in order to salvage something from the great dance of death, to make something last longer than we do.鈥�
I really liked reading this book again and seeing in it some of my own early struggles, thanks TD. I read Thomas Merton鈥檚 Seven Story Mountain in my late teens/early twenties and loved it; it made me commit to some form of a spiritual life, which is always still evolving for me. I was in theater, I was a writer, too, but chose teaching as my vocation, and ultimately chose a more conventional family life over the road. This book and all Hesse鈥檚 works were part of my learning how to live in the world.
Oh, and you know the contemporary term 鈥渨oke鈥�? Here鈥檚 Hesse on the topic, in 1930:
鈥淚 call that man awake who, with conscious knowledge and understanding, can perceive the deep unreasoning powers in his soul, his whole innermost strength, desire and weakness, and knows how to reckon with himself.鈥� Who wouldn't want to be "woke" in that way?
April 6, 2010
Perhaps this book is interesting as an example of the dichotomization of body/mind, angel/whore, ascete/wayfarer. Put the dicktalk aside (which is no small task here) and you still have an enormous vine from which to swing back and forth from pole to pole. At best woman is subject here, at worst she so thoroughly blends into the background she's invisible. More than bleak considering this is a meditation on the roles of the artist and thinker (and never the twain shall meet mind you) in a modern world. While i suppose Hesse was trying to justify the new free-thinking, free-loving, long hair wearing male artist of the twentieth century, he really does less to exhort new modes of being and more towards the reinforcement of woman-loathing Cartesian dualism. She is both giver and taker away and yet completely and utterly powerless as an entity free of him, the center; she has no option but to be both the beginning and end of him. No no no. Nope.
February 22, 2021
Jeszcze nigdy w 偶adnej ksi膮偶ce nie przeczyta艂em tak pi臋knego wyznania mi艂o艣ci! Co za lektura!
February 8, 2017
乇賵丕賷丞 爻鬲賳囟噩 賮賷 乇兀爻賰 賲卅丕鬲 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞..
August 19, 2017
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賲賳 賳爻禺賴 蹖 賯丿蹖賲蹖 鬲乇 乇賵 鬲乇噩蹖丨 丿丕丿賲. 丕蹖賳 賳爻禺賴 貙 讴丕賲賱 賵 亘丿賵賳 爻丕爻賳爻賵乇 亘賵丿(亘丕 賳爻禺賴 蹖 丕賳诏賱蹖爻蹖 趩讴 讴乇丿賲) 貙 亘毓丿 丕蹖賳讴賴 丿乇 賳爻禺賴 蹖 賳卮乇 趩卮賲賴 卮蹖賵賴 蹖 賳诏丕乇卮 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴 賯丿乇蹖 賳丕賲賮賴賵賲 賵 爻禺鬲 禺賵丕賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 賲賳 賳賴 鬲賳賴丕 賴蹖趩 賱匕鬲蹖 丕夭 賲胤丕賱毓賴 蹖 讴鬲丕亘 賳亘乇丿賲 亘賱讴賴 丿乇賴乇 氐賮丨賴 丨丿丕賯賱 丿賵 蹖丕 爻賴 讴賱賲賴 蹖 噩丿蹖丿 賵噩賵丿 丿丕卮鬲 讴賴 丕氐賱丕 丿乇 夭亘丕賳 賮丕乇爻蹖 亘賴 诏賵卮 賲賳 賳禺賵乇丿賴 亘賵丿 趩賴 亘乇爻賴 亘賴 丕蹖賳讴賴 賲毓賳蹖 丕蹖賳 讴賱賲賴 賴丕 乇賵 亘丿賵賳賲
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亘丕 丕蹖賳 丨丕賱 丕诏乇 亘丕夭 賴賲 賳爻禺賴 蹖 賳卮乇 趩卮賲賴 乇丕 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 讴乇丿蹖丿 蹖丕丿鬲賵賳 亘丕卮賴 讴賴 賲賯丿賲賴 蹖 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 亘夭丕乇蹖丿 丌禺乇 亘禺賵賳蹖丿 趩賵賳 賴賲賴 蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕夭 丕亘鬲丿丕 鬲丕 丕賳鬲賴丕 亘賴 胤賵乇 禺賱丕氐賴 丿乇 賲賯丿賲賴 鬲賵囟蹖丨 丿丕丿賴 卮丿賴 讴賴 丕夭 賳馗乇 賲賳 趩賳丿丕賳 禺賵卮丕蹖賳丿 賳亘賵丿
丿乇 丌禺乇 丕蹖賳讴賴 賲蹖 鬲賵賳蹖丿 賳爻禺賴 蹖 倬蹖 丿蹖 丕賮 賵 亘丿賵賳 爻丕賳爻賵乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 亘丕 賳丕賲 "賳乇诏爻 賵 夭乇蹖賳 丿賴賳" 丿乇 丕蹖賳鬲乇賳鬲 倬蹖丿丕 讴賳蹖丿
讴鬲丕亘 "賳丕乇鬲爻蹖爻 賵 诏賱丿賲賵賳丿" 卮丕賴讴丕乇 丿蹖诏乇蹖 賴爻鬲 丕夭 "賴爻賴" 讴賴 賲丕賳賳丿 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丕夭 丌孬丕乇 丕賵貙 爻丕禺鬲丕乇蹖 丿賵 賯胤亘蹖 丿丕乇丿... 蹖讴蹖 賯胤亘 賲丕丿乇丕賳賴 賵 賲丕丿蹖賳賴 讴賴 亘賴 噩賳亘賴 賴丕蹖 賮賱爻賮蹖 丕夭 賯亘蹖賱 毓卮賯 貙賴賳乇 賵 賱匕鬲 賲蹖 倬乇丿丕夭丿 賵 丿蹖诏乇蹖 賯胤亘 倬丿乇丕賳賴 蹖丕 賳乇蹖賳賴 讴賴 噩賳亘賴 賴丕蹖 鬲賮讴乇 賵 賲賳胤賯 乇丕 丿乇 亘乇 賲蹖 诏蹖乇丿
丕蹖賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 蹖 禺賵卮 匕賵賯 賵 賴賳乇賲賳丿 丕蹖賳 亘丕乇 賲毓噩賵賳蹖 诏賵丕乇丕 倬丿蹖丿 丌賵乇丿賴 讴賴 丿乇 丌賳 丕夭 鬲賲丕賲蹖 毓賳丕氐乇 卮禺氐蹖鬲 倬乇丿丕夭蹖貙 鬲賵氐蹖賮丕鬲 賵 鬲卮亘蹖賴丕鬲 貙 丌乇丕蹖賴 賴丕 賵 讴賳丕蹖賴 賴丕 亘賴 睾丕蹖鬲 亘賴乇賴 亘乇丿賴 賵 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳丿 爻蹖乇丕亘 讴賳賳丿賴 蹖 毓胤卮 丕卮鬲蹖丕賯 賴乇 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 丕蹖 亘丕卮丿
賳賵卮鬲賳 乇蹖賵蹖賵蹖 讴丕賲賱 丿乇 亘丕亘 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 亘賴 亘毓丿 賲賵讴賵賱 賲蹖 讴賳賲 貙 賮賯胤 趩賳丿 鬲賵氐蹖賴 亘乇丕蹖 丿賵爻鬲丕賳蹖 丿丕乇賲 讴賴 賲丕蹖賱 亘賴 賲胤丕賱毓賴 蹖 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賴爻鬲賳丿
丕賵賱 丕蹖賳讴賴 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丿賵 賳爻禺賴 亘丕 鬲乇噩賲賴 蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 禺賵亘 爻乇賵卮 丨亘蹖亘蹖 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇賴 貙 蹖讴蹖 賳爻禺賴 丕蹖 讴賴 丕禺蹖乇丕" 賵 丕夭 胤乇賮 賳卮乇 趩卮賲賴 趩丕倬 卮丿賴 賵 丿蹖诏乇蹖 賳爻禺賴 丕蹖 讴賴 丿乇 爻丕賱 1350 趩丕倬 卮丿賴
賲賳 賳爻禺賴 蹖 賯丿蹖賲蹖 鬲乇 乇賵 鬲乇噩蹖丨 丿丕丿賲. 丕蹖賳 賳爻禺賴 貙 讴丕賲賱 賵 亘丿賵賳 爻丕爻賳爻賵乇 亘賵丿(亘丕 賳爻禺賴 蹖 丕賳诏賱蹖爻蹖 趩讴 讴乇丿賲) 貙 亘毓丿 丕蹖賳讴賴 丿乇 賳爻禺賴 蹖 賳卮乇 趩卮賲賴 卮蹖賵賴 蹖 賳诏丕乇卮 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴 賯丿乇蹖 賳丕賲賮賴賵賲 賵 爻禺鬲 禺賵丕賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 賲賳 賳賴 鬲賳賴丕 賴蹖趩 賱匕鬲蹖 丕夭 賲胤丕賱毓賴 蹖 讴鬲丕亘 賳亘乇丿賲 亘賱讴賴 丿乇賴乇 氐賮丨賴 丨丿丕賯賱 丿賵 蹖丕 爻賴 讴賱賲賴 蹖 噩丿蹖丿 賵噩賵丿 丿丕卮鬲 讴賴 丕氐賱丕 丿乇 夭亘丕賳 賮丕乇爻蹖 亘賴 诏賵卮 賲賳 賳禺賵乇丿賴 亘賵丿 趩賴 亘乇爻賴 亘賴 丕蹖賳讴賴 賲毓賳蹖 丕蹖賳 讴賱賲賴 賴丕 乇賵 亘丿賵賳賲
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亘丕 丕蹖賳 丨丕賱 丕诏乇 亘丕夭 賴賲 賳爻禺賴 蹖 賳卮乇 趩卮賲賴 乇丕 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 讴乇丿蹖丿 蹖丕丿鬲賵賳 亘丕卮賴 讴賴 賲賯丿賲賴 蹖 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 亘夭丕乇蹖丿 丌禺乇 亘禺賵賳蹖丿 趩賵賳 賴賲賴 蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕夭 丕亘鬲丿丕 鬲丕 丕賳鬲賴丕 亘賴 胤賵乇 禺賱丕氐賴 丿乇 賲賯丿賲賴 鬲賵囟蹖丨 丿丕丿賴 卮丿賴 讴賴 丕夭 賳馗乇 賲賳 趩賳丿丕賳 禺賵卮丕蹖賳丿 賳亘賵丿
丿乇 丌禺乇 丕蹖賳讴賴 賲蹖 鬲賵賳蹖丿 賳爻禺賴 蹖 倬蹖 丿蹖 丕賮 賵 亘丿賵賳 爻丕賳爻賵乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 亘丕 賳丕賲 "賳乇诏爻 賵 夭乇蹖賳 丿賴賳" 丿乇 丕蹖賳鬲乇賳鬲 倬蹖丿丕 讴賳蹖丿
March 31, 2021
毓賳 孬賳丕卅賷丞 丕賱毓賯賱 賵 丕賱乇賵丨
丕賱賲丕丿丞 賵 丕賱賮賰乇.
毓賳 廿賳毓夭丕賱 賮賷 丕賱丿賷乇 兀賵 睾賵氐 賮賷 睾賲丕乇 丕賱丨賷丕丞
毓賳 賰賱 丕賱兀囟丿丕丿 賵 丕賱孬賳丕卅賷丕鬲
鬲丨丿孬 賴爻賴 亘丕賱兀爻賱賵亘 賲夭噩 亘賷賳 爻賱丕爻丞 丕賱爻乇丿 賵 毓賲賯 丕賱賮賰乇丞.
兀禺賷乇丕 乇賵丕賷丞 賳噩丨鬲 賮賷 賲夭噩 亘賷賳 丕賱丕爻鬲賲鬲丕毓 賵 丕賱賮賰乇.
乇丕卅毓丞 .
兀賰賲賱鬲賴丕 乇丕亘毓丞 氐亘丕丨丕 馃槉馃尭
21/尘补谤蝉/20馃尭
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丕賱賲丕丿丞 賵 丕賱賮賰乇.
毓賳 廿賳毓夭丕賱 賮賷 丕賱丿賷乇 兀賵 睾賵氐 賮賷 睾賲丕乇 丕賱丨賷丕丞
毓賳 賰賱 丕賱兀囟丿丕丿 賵 丕賱孬賳丕卅賷丕鬲
鬲丨丿孬 賴爻賴 亘丕賱兀爻賱賵亘 賲夭噩 亘賷賳 爻賱丕爻丞 丕賱爻乇丿 賵 毓賲賯 丕賱賮賰乇丞.
兀禺賷乇丕 乇賵丕賷丞 賳噩丨鬲 賮賷 賲夭噩 亘賷賳 丕賱丕爻鬲賲鬲丕毓 賵 丕賱賮賰乇.
乇丕卅毓丞 .
兀賰賲賱鬲賴丕 乇丕亘毓丞 氐亘丕丨丕 馃槉馃尭
21/尘补谤蝉/20馃尭
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April 18, 2013
This is not a review. This is an expression of gratitude.
Enlightened does not begin to describe the feeling one gets when eyes see, mind is set in motion, and images are processed into thoughts that seed the way we look at everything. We SEE everything in a new light, at least for as long as we remember what is important, what makes a difference. The beginning of our true life. I suppose all we can ask of our mind is for a few moments of enlightenment at a time. And, to remember. Too much would be overkill, too little starvation. Let us be comforted with whatever ration of enlightenment we are allowed. Let us not forget that we are allowed these moments, we are not entitled them.
Herr Hesse, with your beautiful words, you allowed me to imagine enlightenment, to see, to take nothing for granted.
Enlightened does not begin to describe the feeling one gets when eyes see, mind is set in motion, and images are processed into thoughts that seed the way we look at everything. We SEE everything in a new light, at least for as long as we remember what is important, what makes a difference. The beginning of our true life. I suppose all we can ask of our mind is for a few moments of enlightenment at a time. And, to remember. Too much would be overkill, too little starvation. Let us be comforted with whatever ration of enlightenment we are allowed. Let us not forget that we are allowed these moments, we are not entitled them.
Herr Hesse, with your beautiful words, you allowed me to imagine enlightenment, to see, to take nothing for granted.
November 23, 2019
This was truly a magical reading experience for me. It came out of nowhere -- I'd never heard of this particular title before, despite my bibliophilic tendencies, and I had always avoided reading Hesse out of some nonsense premonition that I wouldn't enjoy his writing style. I was so wrong about that last part.
A dear friend loaned this book to me while I was hospitalized last spring. The hideous front cover was held on by a thread, and didn't even make it to the finish line. The pages were brown, marked up. It was slow-going at first, with all the endless conversations about monastery life, and I ended up putting it on hold. But at least I had enough sense to realize it was my less-than-ideal reading environment, combined with my slipshod state of mind at the time, to know that it wasn't the book itself, but the circumstances surrounding my reading of it.
When I picked it up again, my affection for Narcissus and Goldmund was almost immediate. Set in medieval Germany, this book is not exactly a fantasy, but it has that sense of timelessness that I imagine characterizes epic fantasy. It explores huge themes: duality, the human longing for purpose, aging and mortality, the nature of art, the conflict between flesh and spirit. (I'd probably be able to explain it better if I had read more philosophy texts in college.) The philosophical musings don't feel ultra-ponderous; they're luscious and they flow and they feel intrinsic to the story.
This whole book is sensual as fuck. Goldmund is a ladies' man, dedicating his young adulthood to the art of seduction and the pleasures of the flesh. The depictions of women are sometimes problematic -- although I do commend Hesse for never buying into the whole virgin/whore dichotomy -- but this was such a small grievance for me that it didn't ruin my experience.
I won't belabor my review with a plot summary. It's best to just dip your feet straight into the warm bath of its bewitching language.
A dear friend loaned this book to me while I was hospitalized last spring. The hideous front cover was held on by a thread, and didn't even make it to the finish line. The pages were brown, marked up. It was slow-going at first, with all the endless conversations about monastery life, and I ended up putting it on hold. But at least I had enough sense to realize it was my less-than-ideal reading environment, combined with my slipshod state of mind at the time, to know that it wasn't the book itself, but the circumstances surrounding my reading of it.
When I picked it up again, my affection for Narcissus and Goldmund was almost immediate. Set in medieval Germany, this book is not exactly a fantasy, but it has that sense of timelessness that I imagine characterizes epic fantasy. It explores huge themes: duality, the human longing for purpose, aging and mortality, the nature of art, the conflict between flesh and spirit. (I'd probably be able to explain it better if I had read more philosophy texts in college.) The philosophical musings don't feel ultra-ponderous; they're luscious and they flow and they feel intrinsic to the story.
This whole book is sensual as fuck. Goldmund is a ladies' man, dedicating his young adulthood to the art of seduction and the pleasures of the flesh. The depictions of women are sometimes problematic -- although I do commend Hesse for never buying into the whole virgin/whore dichotomy -- but this was such a small grievance for me that it didn't ruin my experience.
I won't belabor my review with a plot summary. It's best to just dip your feet straight into the warm bath of its bewitching language.
May 13, 2010
When I was a child my parents used to punish me for my bad actions in their own way: I often had the prohibition of reading for a week.
Of course I wasn't so nerd at that time and together with reading there could be no tv, no bmx rides with friends, no late night awake and all sorts of "normal" don'ts.
But the worst one was definitely the "no reading week".
Later in my teenage years, I remember how my mum was very glad about my reading activity, but not particularly interested in influencing that favourite pastime of mine with her tips. As far as I remember the only exception was "Narcissus and Goldmund".
"Mum, I read "Candide". How nice it was!"
"Good for you. But you should rather read Narcissus and Goldmund".
"Mum, "The Buddenbrooks" is very interesting. What a surprise!"
"Very well. Yet, you would appreciate more "Narcissus and Goldmund".
"Mum, I have to admit it: "Rosshalde" is kind of interesting".
"Yes. But that's nothing compared to "Narcissus and Goldmund": you might read it!".
"Mum, this "Elective affinities" is a masterpiece of romanticism".
"I know, but why don't you read "Narcissus and Goldmund?" You must do it!"
Ok, I resisted for many years. When I was younger I never liked when people were forcing me to read anything. At school, in family.
Then came my late twenties and I finally capitulated: I took "Narcissus and Goldmund" in my hands.
Albeit the awful, terrifying front cover graphic chosen by the Italian editor (think about the name "Hesse" wrote in the same style, way and colours of the notorious "Esso" logo on a grey background...) I decided to leaf through the book pages.
I was really surprised. After managing to win over the first "philosophical" part of the novel, that I found a bit too slow, I discovered a surprisingly libertine book. Not that bad, of course, but exactly the opposite I would have expected as a tip from my mum.
Eventually "Narcissus and Goldmund" was an involving reading. Although I think that sometimes Hesse stumbles on the thin line between allegory and parody, this book worths a reading. I like the historical-yet-undetermined contest of the book even if the Goldmund character doesn't look that realistic to me. The way Goldmund walks around the world is very "Candidesque" and picaresque and I do like this sort of mood.
At the same time, Herman Hesse is more accurate and, in my opinion, does a better job in picturing Narcissus, who at least behaves as a man in his adulthood rather than a whimsical, naive boy as Goldmund stays for the whole book without having a real evolution despite all the life (and sexual) experiences he had. I know this won't be appreciated by those who consider this book formative, but the same comeback of Goldmund to the monastery where he spent his earlier pious years looks more like a defeat than as an inner development of him.
Now I just wonder if my mum wished to make a Narcissus or a Goldmund out of me. Frankly I'm a bit scared to ask her.
Of course I wasn't so nerd at that time and together with reading there could be no tv, no bmx rides with friends, no late night awake and all sorts of "normal" don'ts.
But the worst one was definitely the "no reading week".
Later in my teenage years, I remember how my mum was very glad about my reading activity, but not particularly interested in influencing that favourite pastime of mine with her tips. As far as I remember the only exception was "Narcissus and Goldmund".
"Mum, I read "Candide". How nice it was!"
"Good for you. But you should rather read Narcissus and Goldmund".
"Mum, "The Buddenbrooks" is very interesting. What a surprise!"
"Very well. Yet, you would appreciate more "Narcissus and Goldmund".
"Mum, I have to admit it: "Rosshalde" is kind of interesting".
"Yes. But that's nothing compared to "Narcissus and Goldmund": you might read it!".
"Mum, this "Elective affinities" is a masterpiece of romanticism".
"I know, but why don't you read "Narcissus and Goldmund?" You must do it!"
Ok, I resisted for many years. When I was younger I never liked when people were forcing me to read anything. At school, in family.
Then came my late twenties and I finally capitulated: I took "Narcissus and Goldmund" in my hands.
Albeit the awful, terrifying front cover graphic chosen by the Italian editor (think about the name "Hesse" wrote in the same style, way and colours of the notorious "Esso" logo on a grey background...) I decided to leaf through the book pages.
I was really surprised. After managing to win over the first "philosophical" part of the novel, that I found a bit too slow, I discovered a surprisingly libertine book. Not that bad, of course, but exactly the opposite I would have expected as a tip from my mum.
Eventually "Narcissus and Goldmund" was an involving reading. Although I think that sometimes Hesse stumbles on the thin line between allegory and parody, this book worths a reading. I like the historical-yet-undetermined contest of the book even if the Goldmund character doesn't look that realistic to me. The way Goldmund walks around the world is very "Candidesque" and picaresque and I do like this sort of mood.
At the same time, Herman Hesse is more accurate and, in my opinion, does a better job in picturing Narcissus, who at least behaves as a man in his adulthood rather than a whimsical, naive boy as Goldmund stays for the whole book without having a real evolution despite all the life (and sexual) experiences he had. I know this won't be appreciated by those who consider this book formative, but the same comeback of Goldmund to the monastery where he spent his earlier pious years looks more like a defeat than as an inner development of him.
Now I just wonder if my mum wished to make a Narcissus or a Goldmund out of me. Frankly I'm a bit scared to ask her.
November 30, 2023
Whew! What can I say of this book that may convey all that is there?!
If you want to dissect it from an analytical point of view, let's say that it was heavily influenced by Nietzsche's theory of the Apollonian versus Dionysian spirit as well as by Jung's archetypal structure (anima/animus, etc..).
The pure essence of this duality is almost tangible in this novel to the extreme and it is an intense and very exhausting reading experience.
Life and death, science and art, mind and heart, soul and body and their division, yet unity is represented so forcefully in this novel that it absorbed me completely.
If you want to dissect it from an analytical point of view, let's say that it was heavily influenced by Nietzsche's theory of the Apollonian versus Dionysian spirit as well as by Jung's archetypal structure (anima/animus, etc..).
The pure essence of this duality is almost tangible in this novel to the extreme and it is an intense and very exhausting reading experience.
Life and death, science and art, mind and heart, soul and body and their division, yet unity is represented so forcefully in this novel that it absorbed me completely.
February 19, 2025
The book symbolizes to me two categories of people in the world. A narcissist symbolizes logical types who clearly understand what they want and are ready to sacrifice their lives to achieve their goals. A Goldilocks is someone who lets their heart beat their mind and is a dreamer. He wants to feel and experience everything that is beautiful in life and is a nomad at heart.
August 10, 2023
Free for Audible-UK-Plus member!!!!!!!
It might be free for Audible-US-Plus members too.
It鈥檚 very well read by Simon Vance, a favorite narrator of many.
Having read books by Herman Hesse in the past and having been confused by them, I have avoided other books by the author. Recently told by Rosemarie, a GR friend whose opinions I trust, that this book was not confusing and had wonderfully descriptive prose, I decided to give it a try. For goodness sake, it鈥檚 now free, so why not?
This is a book about two men, Narcissus and Goldmund, friends of very different personality types and temperaments. One is a scholarly ascetic thinker, religious and analytical (Narcissus). The other is turned on by the sensory and the physical. This is Goldmund. He is intuitive, sensual and artistic. Women have a strong attraction for him. The two meet at a monastery boarding school for boys. One becomes an abbot. The other leaves the monastery to experience and live life to the brim. Both ponder life鈥檚 meaning. You might say, Goldmund lives life while Narcissus thinks about life.
The setting is German areas during the Middle Ages. We observe both how people behave during and after the years of the Black Death. Years pass. The two friends meet up again. What has life taught each of them? How do the two relate, now, so many years later?
The prose is beautifully descriptive, both in relation to people and places. At the start I liked the writing very much, but its freshness wore off for me. Goldmund鈥檚 flirtations and infatuations become repetitive. The manifest beauty of health, spirit and the desire to live to the fullest began to wear thin the further the book progresses. I found the ending trite. Goldmund, as he ages, is unable to deal with the .
The story becomes repetitive. Goldmund鈥檚 string of girls begins to blur. I began to forget exactly which woman was which. The female characters are not the prime focus, and as such, they are not fully developed.
The book started out strong but began to go downhill for me.
There are philosophical discussions between the two friends. Some captured my attention, for example the importance of having a goal In life and the value of art. Other discussions go off in directions that flounder. That images have no place in mathematical reasoning is not something I would agree with. The reasoning here is diffuse.
Simon Vance reads the audiobook. He鈥檚 popular, but he is not a favorite of mine. For this book though, his narration is very good. He captures mood well and how different characters think, feel and react. I have given his narration four stars.
So, what am I saying? The story and the prose grab the reader鈥檚 attention at the start, but both peter out the further one progresses. What at the start seemed worthy of five stars fizzled down to three. I express merely how I have reacted to this book.
It might be free for Audible-US-Plus members too.
It鈥檚 very well read by Simon Vance, a favorite narrator of many.
Having read books by Herman Hesse in the past and having been confused by them, I have avoided other books by the author. Recently told by Rosemarie, a GR friend whose opinions I trust, that this book was not confusing and had wonderfully descriptive prose, I decided to give it a try. For goodness sake, it鈥檚 now free, so why not?
This is a book about two men, Narcissus and Goldmund, friends of very different personality types and temperaments. One is a scholarly ascetic thinker, religious and analytical (Narcissus). The other is turned on by the sensory and the physical. This is Goldmund. He is intuitive, sensual and artistic. Women have a strong attraction for him. The two meet at a monastery boarding school for boys. One becomes an abbot. The other leaves the monastery to experience and live life to the brim. Both ponder life鈥檚 meaning. You might say, Goldmund lives life while Narcissus thinks about life.
The setting is German areas during the Middle Ages. We observe both how people behave during and after the years of the Black Death. Years pass. The two friends meet up again. What has life taught each of them? How do the two relate, now, so many years later?
The prose is beautifully descriptive, both in relation to people and places. At the start I liked the writing very much, but its freshness wore off for me. Goldmund鈥檚 flirtations and infatuations become repetitive. The manifest beauty of health, spirit and the desire to live to the fullest began to wear thin the further the book progresses. I found the ending trite. Goldmund, as he ages, is unable to deal with the .
The story becomes repetitive. Goldmund鈥檚 string of girls begins to blur. I began to forget exactly which woman was which. The female characters are not the prime focus, and as such, they are not fully developed.
The book started out strong but began to go downhill for me.
There are philosophical discussions between the two friends. Some captured my attention, for example the importance of having a goal In life and the value of art. Other discussions go off in directions that flounder. That images have no place in mathematical reasoning is not something I would agree with. The reasoning here is diffuse.
Simon Vance reads the audiobook. He鈥檚 popular, but he is not a favorite of mine. For this book though, his narration is very good. He captures mood well and how different characters think, feel and react. I have given his narration four stars.
So, what am I saying? The story and the prose grab the reader鈥檚 attention at the start, but both peter out the further one progresses. What at the start seemed worthy of five stars fizzled down to three. I express merely how I have reacted to this book.
July 9, 2013
"Noi pensatori cerchiamo di avvicinarci a Dio staccando il mondo da lui. Tu ti avvicini a lui amando e ricreando la sua creazione. Sono entrambe opere umane e inadeguate, ma l'arte 猫 pi霉 innocente."
Questo non 猫 un libro che andrebbe letto a diciannove anni. Diciannove sono gi脿 troppi. Andrebbe letto prima, a quattordici o a quindici, quando il mondo lo si vede ancora in modo diverso. Io, da ragazzo, ci leggo qualcosa di diverso rispetto a quello che avrei potuto leggerci da ragazzino. O rispetto a quello che potr貌 leggerci tra venti, trenta, quarant'anni. Il mondo che vediamo attraverso gli occhi di Boccadoro 猫 un mondo che sembra uscito da una favola. Sia nei suoi aspetti negativi che in quelli positivi. Tralasciando il fattore stilistico e le capacit脿 di Hesse, proprio di questo stiamo parlando: di una favola. E la conseguenza 猫 che una favola, bene o male, affascina e commuove. Una favola fa riflettere. Apre gli occhi oppure fa innervosire. E questa fa tutto insieme.
Boccadoro 猫 una figura resa estrema e quasi buffa nella sua continua ricerca di piacere e di nuovo. Come il Lucio di Apuleio, Boccadoro si macchia - ripetutamente - del peccato di curiositas. Questo suo cercare nasce all'inizio del romanzo, quando l'amico Narciso prova a fargli capire quale sia la sua vera vocazione attraverso dialoghi che ricordano molto la contrapposizione nicciana tra spirito dionisiaco e spirito apollineo. Narciso e Boccadoro sono due facce della stessa medaglia: la vita. Essi rappresentano due condizioni esistenziali diverse, condizioni che possono e devono convivere.
"芦[...] Non 猫 il nostro compito, quello d'avvicinarci, cos矛 come non s'avvicinano fra loro il sole e la luna, o il mare e la terra. Noi due, caro amico, siamo il sole e la luna, siamo il mare e la terra. La nostra meta non 猫 di trasformarci l'uno nell'altro, ma di conoscerci l'un l'altro e d'imparare a vedere nell'altro ci貌 ch'egli 猫: il nostro opposto e il nostro complemento禄."
Vedete, la vita di Boccadoro 猫 caricaturale perch茅 Hesse doveva spiegare la fanciullezza e l'arte attraverso questo personaggio. Mi ha irritato s矛, 猫 risultato spesso ripetitivo e mi ha fatto capire che non vorr貌 mai scrivere un romanzo in questo modo, ma 猫 anche riuscito nel suo intento, e per questo lo lodo. Hesse 猫 un grande filosofo e un poco abile scrittore. Infatti mi 猫 riuscito molto antipatico Boccadoro e tanto simpatico Narciso. Perch茅 io ormai ho diciannove anni e non quattordici o quindici.
"Narciso lo guard貌, grave: 芦Io ti prendo sul serio quando sei Boccadoro. Ma tu non sei sempre Boccadoro. Io non mi auguro altro se non che tu divenga Boccadoro in tutto e per tutto. Tu non sei un erudito, tu non sei un monaco... per far un erudito e un monaco basta una stoffa meno preziosa della tua. Tu credi che ti giudichi troppo poco erudito, troppo poco logico o troppo poco pio. No, per me sei troppo poco te stesso禄."
Questa frase esprime splendidamente il concetto secondo il quale 猫 importante, anzi, fondamentale, essere se stessi. O meglio: diventare se stessi. Boccadoro diventer脿 se stesso, s矛, ma solo grazie all'aiuto di Narciso. Solo grazie alla sua illuminazione. Trover脿 l'amore e l'arte ma non trover脿 mai la felicit脿. Perch茅, in un certo senso, la felicit脿 non 猫 una delle facolt脿 dell'artista. E, in fondo al romanzo, capiamo che forse non 猫 facolt脿 nemmeno dell'erudito, del pensatore, dell'uomo sereno ed equilibrato. Forse non 猫 facolt脿 nemmeno di Narciso.
Io credo che regalerei questo libro a persone pi霉 giovani di me, sebbene non sar脿 mai tra i miei libri preferiti. Lo regalerei perch茅 potrebbe diventare il loro, di libro preferito. Potrebbe dare una prospettiva di vita in un momento cruciale del proprio percorso, ovvero i primi passi nel mondo dell'adolescenza. E la risposta, queste persone a cui regalerei il libro, la troverebbero quasi sicuramente in Boccadoro. Io, che ho diciannove anni, non l'ho trovato n茅 in Narciso n茅 in Boccadoro. Per me questo libro non ha riservato risposte, ma solo altri dubbi. Una favola crudele. Nel bene e nel male, per貌, resta uno specchio reale dell'animo umano.
Questo non 猫 un libro che andrebbe letto a diciannove anni. Diciannove sono gi脿 troppi. Andrebbe letto prima, a quattordici o a quindici, quando il mondo lo si vede ancora in modo diverso. Io, da ragazzo, ci leggo qualcosa di diverso rispetto a quello che avrei potuto leggerci da ragazzino. O rispetto a quello che potr貌 leggerci tra venti, trenta, quarant'anni. Il mondo che vediamo attraverso gli occhi di Boccadoro 猫 un mondo che sembra uscito da una favola. Sia nei suoi aspetti negativi che in quelli positivi. Tralasciando il fattore stilistico e le capacit脿 di Hesse, proprio di questo stiamo parlando: di una favola. E la conseguenza 猫 che una favola, bene o male, affascina e commuove. Una favola fa riflettere. Apre gli occhi oppure fa innervosire. E questa fa tutto insieme.
Boccadoro 猫 una figura resa estrema e quasi buffa nella sua continua ricerca di piacere e di nuovo. Come il Lucio di Apuleio, Boccadoro si macchia - ripetutamente - del peccato di curiositas. Questo suo cercare nasce all'inizio del romanzo, quando l'amico Narciso prova a fargli capire quale sia la sua vera vocazione attraverso dialoghi che ricordano molto la contrapposizione nicciana tra spirito dionisiaco e spirito apollineo. Narciso e Boccadoro sono due facce della stessa medaglia: la vita. Essi rappresentano due condizioni esistenziali diverse, condizioni che possono e devono convivere.
"芦[...] Non 猫 il nostro compito, quello d'avvicinarci, cos矛 come non s'avvicinano fra loro il sole e la luna, o il mare e la terra. Noi due, caro amico, siamo il sole e la luna, siamo il mare e la terra. La nostra meta non 猫 di trasformarci l'uno nell'altro, ma di conoscerci l'un l'altro e d'imparare a vedere nell'altro ci貌 ch'egli 猫: il nostro opposto e il nostro complemento禄."
Vedete, la vita di Boccadoro 猫 caricaturale perch茅 Hesse doveva spiegare la fanciullezza e l'arte attraverso questo personaggio. Mi ha irritato s矛, 猫 risultato spesso ripetitivo e mi ha fatto capire che non vorr貌 mai scrivere un romanzo in questo modo, ma 猫 anche riuscito nel suo intento, e per questo lo lodo. Hesse 猫 un grande filosofo e un poco abile scrittore. Infatti mi 猫 riuscito molto antipatico Boccadoro e tanto simpatico Narciso. Perch茅 io ormai ho diciannove anni e non quattordici o quindici.
"Narciso lo guard貌, grave: 芦Io ti prendo sul serio quando sei Boccadoro. Ma tu non sei sempre Boccadoro. Io non mi auguro altro se non che tu divenga Boccadoro in tutto e per tutto. Tu non sei un erudito, tu non sei un monaco... per far un erudito e un monaco basta una stoffa meno preziosa della tua. Tu credi che ti giudichi troppo poco erudito, troppo poco logico o troppo poco pio. No, per me sei troppo poco te stesso禄."
Questa frase esprime splendidamente il concetto secondo il quale 猫 importante, anzi, fondamentale, essere se stessi. O meglio: diventare se stessi. Boccadoro diventer脿 se stesso, s矛, ma solo grazie all'aiuto di Narciso. Solo grazie alla sua illuminazione. Trover脿 l'amore e l'arte ma non trover脿 mai la felicit脿. Perch茅, in un certo senso, la felicit脿 non 猫 una delle facolt脿 dell'artista. E, in fondo al romanzo, capiamo che forse non 猫 facolt脿 nemmeno dell'erudito, del pensatore, dell'uomo sereno ed equilibrato. Forse non 猫 facolt脿 nemmeno di Narciso.
Io credo che regalerei questo libro a persone pi霉 giovani di me, sebbene non sar脿 mai tra i miei libri preferiti. Lo regalerei perch茅 potrebbe diventare il loro, di libro preferito. Potrebbe dare una prospettiva di vita in un momento cruciale del proprio percorso, ovvero i primi passi nel mondo dell'adolescenza. E la risposta, queste persone a cui regalerei il libro, la troverebbero quasi sicuramente in Boccadoro. Io, che ho diciannove anni, non l'ho trovato n茅 in Narciso n茅 in Boccadoro. Per me questo libro non ha riservato risposte, ma solo altri dubbi. Una favola crudele. Nel bene e nel male, per貌, resta uno specchio reale dell'animo umano.
February 10, 2021
This is one of my all-time favourites, it's a full-bodied novel. Somehow I forgot to write a written review for this one, so these are my lasting impressions.
This is a coming-of-age, or more perfectly put "Bildungsroman", adventure story, one that I think is particularly important for male readers. Narcissus & Goldmund is a story that exhaustively contrasts the dichotomous lifestyles of two men raised religiously as Christian monks: the artist and thinker. While they oppose each other in practice, they unify each other in the world, and so Hesse is saying that the world needs all types of people, though not everyone's life is easy. The majority of the story is Goldmund struggling as an artist, and we see his flaws are in his stubbornness and arrogance. There are times where Goldmund could have made his life easier. By contrast, Narcissus stays true to his sense of order, but his life is barren and colourless without Goldmund. There is no way Narcissus could've improved his life.
It is, to say, that the thinker lives a safer, more boring and lonely life, and the artist lives a more dangerous, exciting and passionate life. There's a cost and benefit to both, but union between these two types of people lessens the cost for both. We must form alliances with those we are unfamiliar with. And this is all before the more religious, core message of this story, that is the need and desire for spiritual atonement.
Despite the debauchery of Goldmund it could be said that the 'homoerotic' (although it's clearly non-sexual) undertones between these two fellows is the crux of the story. I feel they love each other more than any of the women, from the start to the finish. It is a pure and perfect brotherhood that will render even a surface-level reading into an enjoyable and enlightening experience.
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I spent 12 hours reading this book yesterday, and I have just finished it. I don't normally read for more than an hour a day. I need time to gather my thoughts, review TBC.
June 10, 2021
Stilul lui Hesse, cel pu葲in 卯n cartea de fa葲膬, nu m-a prins, probabil 葯i din cauza subiectului: dou膬 personaje diametral opuse, cu viziuni diferite 卯n ceea ce prive葯te dragostea dar 葯i, 卯n general, asupra vie葲ii.
Un c膬lug膬r 葯i un sculptor tr膬iesc 卯ntreaga via葲膬 a葯a cum 卯葯i doresc, unul iube葯te 葯i c膬l膬tore葯te, cel膬lalt tr膬ie葯te 卯n rug膬ciune 葯i izolare. La un moment dat sculptorul, sim葲indu-葯i sf芒r葯itul aproape, are o revela葲ie 葯i 卯葯i schimb膬 crezul. De ce?
Nu m-a prins, 葯i nici nu am alergat. Scuze, Hesse!
Un c膬lug膬r 葯i un sculptor tr膬iesc 卯ntreaga via葲膬 a葯a cum 卯葯i doresc, unul iube葯te 葯i c膬l膬tore葯te, cel膬lalt tr膬ie葯te 卯n rug膬ciune 葯i izolare. La un moment dat sculptorul, sim葲indu-葯i sf芒r葯itul aproape, are o revela葲ie 葯i 卯葯i schimb膬 crezul. De ce?
Nu m-a prins, 葯i nici nu am alergat. Scuze, Hesse!
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