Pictor's Metamorphoses, and Other Fantasies
Description
A luminous collection of brief fantasies, fables, and prose poems, this volume explores transformation, longing, spiritual awakening, and the search for wholeness. At its center is “Pictor’s Metamorphoses,” an allegorical tale in which identity and desire are reshaped through encounters with love and the natural world. The accompanying pieces range from dreamlike parables to contemplative meditations, blending myth, symbolism, and psychological insight. Characteristically lyrical and inward-looking, these works reveal Hermann Hesse’s enduring fascination with the imagination as a path toward self-discovery.
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paperback
Noonday Press
Published Jan 1, 1982
213 pages
ISBN: 9780374517236
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Details
First Published
1982
Language
eng
Translation
From: deu
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