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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 833.6
EAN: 9780979333026
ISBN: 0979333024
Label: Archipelago Books
Manufacturer: Archipelago Books
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 170
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
Publisher: Archipelago Books
Studio: Archipelago Books

Hyperion is a novel of remarkable emotional force, poetic sublimity, and enduring influence. This sole novel by the iconic German lyric poet explores the pivotal phases of a poet's life journey, the struggle for freedom, the divinity of nature and love, and the meaning of solitude. Friedrich Hlderlin's gestures toward a higher spiritual unity left their mark on the founding texts of the nineteenth century.

Friedrich Hlderlin (17701843) has achieved recognition as one of the greatest German poets of lyrical verse. His work had a profound influence on German Romanticism.

Ross Benjamin is a freelance writer and translator living in Brooklyn, New York. His reviews have appeared in Bookforum, The Nation, and The New York Times.

Customer Rating:
Review Summary: New English-language translation by Ross Benjamin
Review: Archipelago Books published Ross Benjamin's new translation of Hyperion in April 2008. Some of the reviews appearing on its Amazon page (as of 5/20/08 at least) are for a German-language edition. If you want Archipelago's book, just double-check that the ISBN is 978-0979333026, and look for the translator's name.

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