Name: Poemas de la Locura (in Spanish)
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Author: Friedrich Hölderlin
ISBN: 9788475170749

portada Poemas de la Locura (in Spanish)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jose Maria Alvarez

Friedrich Holderlin

Publisher

Ediciones Hiperión

Collection

Poesía Hiperión

Year

1994

Language

Spanish

Pages

176

Format

Paperback

ISBN

8475170749

ISBN13

9788475170749

Edited in

España

Edition No.

7ª

Synopsis "Poemas de la Locura (in Spanish)"

Treinta y seis años tenía Hölderlin cuando declarado loco, fue acogido en su casa de Tubinga, junto al Neckar, por el carpintero Zimmer. Treinta y siete más vivió en aquella casa, olvidado del mundo, de sus amigos, de sus contemporáneos, en constante diálogo consigo mismo y con la Naturaleza. De las muchas páginas que allí escribió, prácticamente todas se han perdido. Estos 49 poemas que aquí se recogen y traducen al castellano son una ínfima muestra de su actividad intelectual en aquellos años, pero son también lo único que de ellos nos queda. Hemos recogido igualmente, junto a los poemas, algunos testimonios de sus contemporáneos que arrojan luz sobre los "años oscuros" del poeta.

Friedrich Holderlin

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Friedrich Hölderlin (1770–1843) was a German poet, novelist, and philosopher, considered one of the most important figures of Romanticism and German idealism. He was born on March 20, 1770, in Lauffen am Neckar, in southwestern Germany. His childhood was marked by the premature death of his father, after which he was raised by his mother and stepfather. He studied Theology at the seminary in Tübingen, where he befriended future thinkers such as Hegel and Schelling.

Although initially destined for the religious ministry, Hölderlin leaned towards literature and philosophy. His work combines influences from Greek classicism, German idealist thought, and a deep spiritual sentiment. His poetry, infused with references to mythology and nature, seeks a synthesis between the human and the divine.

His novel Hyperion or The Hermit in Greece (1797–1799) and his lyrical poetry—including odes and hymns—established him as an innovator of poetic language. From 1806, his mental health severely deteriorated, and he lived secluded in Tübingen, under the care of a family friend, until his death in 1843.

Hölderlin was virtually forgotten in his lifetime, but his legacy influenced modern poets such as Rilke, Celan, and Heidegger.

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