Hyperion (Hölderlin)
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Hyperion is a novel by Friedrich Hölderlin first published in 1797 (Volume 1) and 1799 (Volume 2). The full title is Hyperion, oder der Eremit in Griechenland.
The work is comprised of letters from Hyperion to his friends Bellarmin and the writer, Diotima. It is set in Greece and deals with invisible forces, conflicts, beauty and hope.
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- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, ABC Books, 2006.