The Boston Globe, April 16th, 1997
"The Blue Flower" combines a meticulous rendering of the past, a sportive family chronicle, and a love story emblematic of a timeless moment in Western thought. Penelope Fitzgerald's enthralling novel, the most original of the nine she has written, is based on the life of Friedrich von Hardenberg (1772-1801), who became famous as a visionary poet using an old family name, Novalis, or "clearer of new land." Fitzgerald, however, sets her scene while Fritz is still a student of philosophy, attending Fichte's lectures and discoursing with Schlegel and Schiller. The vest-pocket courts and electorat...
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