Hermann Hesse's "Das Glasperlenspiel - A Concealed Defense of the Mother World

The book gives a detailed analysis of the novel, based upon J.J. Bachofen's concepts of hetaerism, conjugal matriarchy, and patriarchy and upon basic theories of C.G. Jung. It enhances the understanding of the central theme: quest for self-fulfillment and reverence for the conjugal mother world. The author shows that Hesse, in this novel as in several earlier works, rejects the limitations of an illusionary and fictitious father world symbolized by Castalia and accepts Bachofen's principle of an all-encompassing conjugal world of the mother, which corresponds to the Jungian concept of the integration of the self, as the most perfect stage of human development.

List of contents

Contents: Interpretations of the Novel - Concepts and Symbols of J.J. Bachofen and C.G. Jung - The Autobiographies - Castalia - Hesse's earlier novels - Conclusion - References - Bibliography - Index of Names.

Product details

• Authors: Edmund Remys
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9783261033376
• ISBN: 978-3-261-03337-6
• No. of pages: 210
• Weight: 350 g
• Series: Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 1): Deutsche Sprache und Literatur / European University Studies (Series 1): German Language and Literature /; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européenn; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 1): Deutsche Sprache und Literatur / German Language and Literature; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 01): Deutsche Sprache und Literatur / German Language and Literature; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 01): Deutsche Sprache und Literatur / German Language and Literature; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies/Publications Universitaires Européenne
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > German linguistics / literary studies