Hermann Hesse

Die drei Geschichten aus dem Leben des Landstreichers Knulp, einem Nachfahren von Eichendorffs Taugenichts, zählen zu den reizvollsten Stücken der frühen Prosa Hermann Hesses. In der Folge seiner Werke gehören sie zum großen Zyklus seiner Gerbersau-Erzählungen, der uns das Leben in einer schwäbischen Kleinstadt um die Jahrhundertwende am Beispiel zahlreicher charakteristischer und größtenteils authentischer Einzelschicksale überliefert.

drei Geschichten aus dem Leben Knulps

Knulp

nico

Sigur ca o pilda nu e nimerita pentru toate câte sunt, dar adevărul, asta trebuie sa fie nimerit pentru toate

"[...] sufletul. Acesta e nou odată cu fiecare om" - acesta afirmație ar nega teoria despre the nth life of ours sau despre ca sufletul poate reveni din nou pe pământ, doar ca în alt corp sau sub o alta formă, nu? But still

Nu știu de ce, mi se părea ca doar pentru mine totul este pierdut și ca trebuie sa fug, rușinat

Dacă în momentul asta eu n-ar trebui decât sa clipesc și as deveni pe loc un puștan mic și simpatic, și dacă tu n-ar trebui decât sa clipești pentru a deveni un bătrân ales, asa cum spui tu, niciunul din noi n-ar clipi

Îi putea contempla pe oameni în prostia lor, puteai să razi sau sa ai mila de ei, dar trebuie să-i lași să-și urmeze propria cale

Isabella 

It is a quick and easy read. It shows three major points in Knulp's life, and how his attitude changes over time. I love his philosophical musings. He was seen as unworthy, but he always gave people comfort which makes him a likable character. It's a good self-reflecting book and it was easy to follow along.

First published in 1915, Knulp was Hesse's most popular book in the years before Demian. This is the first edition in English. Knulp is an amiable vagabond who wanders from town to town, staying with friends who feed and shelter him. Consistently refusing to tie himself down to any trade, place, or person, he even deserts the companion who might be considered Hermann Hesse himself the summer they go tramping together. Knulp's exile is blissful, gentle, self-absorbed. But hidden beneath the light surface of these "Tales from the Life of Knulp" is the conscience of an artist who suspects that his liberation is worthless, even immoral. As he lies dying in a snowstorm, Knulp has an interview with God in which he reproaches himself for his wasted life. But it is revealed to Knulp that the whole purpose of his life has been to bring "a little homseickness for freedom" into the lives of ordinary men.

Knulp drei Geschichten aus dem Leben Knulps

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