German spirit wandering

Author: Zhang Hui
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book analyzes the works of Goethe's Faust, the second part of Wilhelm Meister (i.e., The Wanderer and the Schoolmaster), Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and Hesse's Narcissus and Goldmund, spanning the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. It explores the protagonists' restless spiritual wandering that cannot come to a halt, highlighting the undeniable spiritual connection between Goethe, Nietzsche, and Hesse—a reality that is an "inescapable spiritual reality for modern man," as "modern man is on a downward path." At the same time, it reflects the hundreds of years of spiritual and life trajectories of modern people.