Hermann Hesse Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Hermann Hesse.

  • 4 Biographies
  • 21 Literature Criticisms
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Biographies (4)

1,483 words, approx. 5 pages
The novels of the German author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) are lyrical and confessional and are primarily concerned with the relationship between the contemplative, God-seeking individual, often an art... Read more
4,903 words, approx. 17 pages
Hermann Hesse, the most widely translated German author of the twentieth century, authored what he liked to call "biographies of the soul." Though many of his best-known works were novels, they were l... Read more
14,272 words, approx. 48 pages
Only a few German writers of the twentieth century have enjoyed worldwide acclaim. Undisputably numbered among these are Thomas Mann, Franz Kafka, Bertolt Brecht, and Hermann Hesse. Hesse's major work... Read more
15,583 words, approx. 52 pages
Biography EssayOnly a few German writers of the twentieth century have enjoyed worldwide acclaim. Undisputably numbered among these are Thomas Mann, Franz Kafka, Bertolt Brecht, and Hermann Hesse. Hes... Read more