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Novalis


Born
in Mansfeld, Oberwiederstedt, Germany
May 02, 1772

Died
March 25, 1801

Genre
Poetry, Fiction, Spirituality

Influences
Jakob Böhme, Friedrich Schlegel ...more


Novalis was the pseudonym of Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg, an author and philosopher of early German Romanticism.

His poetry and writings were an influence on Hermann Hesse. Novalis was also a huge influence on George MacDonald, and so indirectly on C.S. Lewis, the Inklings, and the whole modern fantasy genre. ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 5,064 ratings · 373 reviews · 301 distinct works • Similar authors
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Quotes by Novalis  (?)
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“Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.”
― Novalis
tags: healing, poetry
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“Philosophy is really nostalgia, the desire to be at home.”
― Novalis
tags: home, nostalgia, philosophy
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“To romanticize the world is to make us aware of the magic, mystery and wonder of the world; it is to educate the senses to see the ordinary as extraordinary, the familiar as strange, the mundane as sacred, the finite as infinite.”
― Novalis
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