The Disciples at Sais and Other Fragments

by Novalis

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188 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1903

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Ostrava]

This is the most confused I've ever been by the prose of a narrative work. I've read some articles on it and people describe it as "mesmerizing" and of “deeply subtle and rich texture”, but to me it reads like Kant if Kant had entered the early stages of dementia and was starting to lose his grip with reality. I don't know, it's weird.

The philosophical background is dope tho.