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Beautiful Sanctuaries in Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century European Literature

Hugo Walter author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Peter Lang Publishing Inc

Published:4th Jan '11

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This book is a collection of wonderful and thoughtful essays that explore the theme of beautiful sanctuaries in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century European literature. The book focuses especially on selected works by Percy Shelley, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Henrik Ibsen, and James Hilton. These sanctuaries of light, natural beauty, and tranquility comfort, nurture, and soothe the heart, mind, and soul of the individual, and inspire creative expression.

«Hugo G. Walter presents a brilliant, lucid, and deeply learned study of nineteenth- and twentieth-century European prose and poetry for the avid scholar and enthusiast of literature.» (Luisa Ferreira, Berkeley College)
«This is a fascinating and an insightful examination of the artist’s triumph over the limitations of mortality. The breadth of scholarship in this excellent and important book is remarkable.» (Richard Schultz, Berkeley College)

ISBN: 9781433113253

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 480g

253 pages

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