Tusken, Lewis W., 1931-

Understanding Hermann Hesse : the man, his myth, his metaphor / Lewis W. Tusken. - Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c1998. - xiv, 253 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Understanding modern European and Latin American literature .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index.

Biography : beginnings and forebodings -- Peter Camenzind : an idyll pursued -- Beneath the wheel : burning memories -- Gaienhofen and Bern : idylls and realities -- Rosshalde : an idyll ends -- World War I : the awakening -- Demian : rebirth -- Siddhartha : the vision -- Der Steppenwolf : immortal reminders -- Narcissus and Goldmund : the artist creator -- Journey to the East : the law of service -- The glass bead game : the game of life -- Conclusion : the artist's legacy.

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Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962 --Criticism and interpretation.

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