Ebook {Epub PDF} Henry von Ofterdingen by Novalis

*Henry von Ofterdingen* is a *Bildungsroman*; that is, a novel detailing the education and development of a particular individual. In this case, that person is a medieval poet. The reader follows Henry on an overland journey that slowly awakens in him his profound poetic gifts/5(16). Henry von Ofterdingen was a legendary middle aged poet. Novalis, a poet and philosopher of Early German Romanticism, perpetuated this legend in a very lyric novel. The author tries to depict a world of perfect harmony due to the power of poetry and love. Difficult, anyway it worth the effort/5(14). Heinrich von Ofterdingen. The work is based on the legend of the famous XIII century minnesinger. Heinrich von Ofterdingen. The external event canvas is just the necessary material cover for depicting the deep inner process of the poet's formation and for comprehending by Henry the life ideal, allegorically depicted by Novalis in the guise of a “blue flower”.

Author Friedrich von Hardenberg - better known as Novalis () - was a poet and philosopher who worked closely with Friedrich Schlegel and Ludwig Tieck. Novalis's influence extended to Hermann Hesse and Jorge Luis Borges, and the "blue flower" motif that he originated in Henry von Ofterdingen has appeared in the works of C. S. Lewis and. Novalis's influence extended to Hermann Hesse and Jorge Luis Borges, and the "blue flower" motif that he originated in Henry von Ofterdingen has appeared in the works of C. S. Lewis and George R. R. Martin. This edition features a Life of the Author and an Afterword by Ludwig Tieck. Heinrich von Ofterdingen is a fabled, quasi-fictional Middle High German lyric poet and Minnesinger mentioned in the 13th century epic of the Sängerkrieg (minstrel contest) on the www.doorway.ru legend was revived by Novalis in the eponymous fragmentary novel written in and by E. T. A. Hoffmann in his novella Der Kampf der Sänger.. Sources. The 24 Fürstenlob (princely praise.

Novalis. Heinrich von Ofterdingen. The work is based on the legend of the famous Minnesinger of the 13th century. Heinrich von Oterdingingen. The external eventual canvas is only a necessary material shell for the depiction of the deep internal process of the poet’s becoming and Henry’s comprehension of the life ideal, portrayed allegorically by Novalis in the guise of a “blue flower”. Heinrich von Ofterdingen. The work is based on the legend of the famous XIII century minnesinger. Heinrich von Ofterdingen. The external event canvas is just the necessary material cover for depicting the deep inner process of the poet's formation and for comprehending by Henry the life ideal, allegorically depicted by Novalis in the guise of a “blue flower”. Heinrich von Ofterdingen is the protagonist of the book. He lives in a village with his parents and is a student from a private teacher, who taught him already many things. Heinrich thinks of a story which he has heard from a man. When he goes to bed he has a fantastic dream and at the end, he meets the famous blue flower, but sadly, his dream is disturbed and he wakes up.