“Translated with skill and precision, these lectures . . .
present the most penetrating analysis of two of Hölderlin’s most
significant hymns” (Choice). Martin Heidegger’s 1934–1935
lectures on Friedrich Hölderlin’s hymns “Germania” and “The
Rhine” are considered the most significant among Heidegger’s
lectures on Hölderlin. Coming at a crucial time in his career, the
text illustrates Heidegger’s turn toward language, art, and poetry
while reflecting his despair at his failure to revolutionize the
German university and his hope for a more profound revolution through
the German language, guided by Hölderlin’s poetry. These lectures
are important for understanding Heidegger’s changing relation to
politics, his turn toward Nietzsche, his thinking about the German
language, and his breakthrough to a new kind of poetic thinking.
“[This translation], including a clear and concise introduction and
useful glossaries, attains both accuracy and clarity, rarely faltering
in its choice of words.” —Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
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ISBN
9780253014306
Publisert
2016
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Indiana University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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