Name: Cantos (in Spanish)
SKU: 3401394
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Author: Friedrich Hölderlin
ISBN: 9788496067516

Type

Physical Book

Author

Friedrich Holderlin

Publisher

LINTEO EDITORIAL

Language

Spanish

Pages

162

Format

Paperback

ISBN

8496067513

ISBN13

9788496067516

Edited in

España

Synopsis "Cantos (in Spanish)"

Aunque Friedrich Hölderlin concibió toda su obra poética, al modo de los rapsodas griegos, como un canto (Gesang), utilizó también ese término para designar unos determinados poemas tardíos: los que escribió entre mayo de 1801 y diciembre de 1803. Pero la novedad que entrañan los cantos es más de fondo que de forma. El «nuevo estilo» (neue Sangart), señala Antonio Pau-autor de esta edición-, se caracteriza por tres rasgos: los poemas están impregnados de un tinte memorialístico, adoptan un tono elevado, abundan las afirmaciones gnómicas o aforísticas.

Friedrich Holderlin

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Friedrich Hölderlin (1770–1843) was a German poet, novelist, and philosopher, considered one of the most important figures of Romanticism and German idealism. He was born on March 20, 1770, in Lauffen am Neckar, in southwestern Germany. His childhood was marked by the premature death of his father, after which he was raised by his mother and stepfather. He studied Theology at the seminary in Tübingen, where he befriended future thinkers such as Hegel and Schelling.

Although initially destined for the religious ministry, Hölderlin leaned towards literature and philosophy. His work combines influences from Greek classicism, German idealist thought, and a deep spiritual sentiment. His poetry, infused with references to mythology and nature, seeks a synthesis between the human and the divine.

His novel Hyperion or The Hermit in Greece (1797–1799) and his lyrical poetry—including odes and hymns—established him as an innovator of poetic language. From 1806, his mental health severely deteriorated, and he lived secluded in Tübingen, under the care of a family friend, until his death in 1843.

Hölderlin was virtually forgotten in his lifetime, but his legacy influenced modern poets such as Rilke, Celan, and Heidegger.

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