Name: Empedocles (in Spanish)
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Author: Friedrich Hölderlin
ISBN: 9788475174938

Type

Physical Book

Author

Friedrich Holderlin

Publisher

Ediciones Hiperión

Year

1996

Language

Spanish

Pages

372

Format

Paperback

ISBN

8475174930

ISBN13

9788475174938

Edited in

España

Edition No.

Synopsis "Empedocles (in Spanish)"

La muerte de Empédocles es la única tentativa dramática de Hölderlin; las tres versiones de la tragedia acerca del suicidio de este filósofo, poeta, médico y político, que ejerció en el siglo quinto antes de Cristo en la colonia griega de Sicilia, quedaron sin embargo inconclusas. En este libro se reúnen todos los textos que Hölderlin escribió para su proyectada tragedia: planes, versiones y fragmentos poetológicos. La inclusión en un mismo volumen de todos los textos conservados, siguiendo el orden cronológico en que fueron concebidos, restituye el proceso de formación de las ideas de Hölderlin en un momento cardinal de su evolucuón poética: el período que media entre la redacción de la versión definitiva de la novela Hiperión y la composición de los grandes poemas que anteceden a los años de la locura.

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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