Gertrud (novel)

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Title Gertrude
Image:GertrudBookCover.jpg
Author Hermann Hesse
Original title Gertrud
Translator Hilda Rosner
Country Germany
Language English
Genre(s) Philsophical
Publisher Albert Langen
Released 1910
Released in English 1969
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN NA

Gertrud is a 1910 novel by Hermann Hesse.

Like many of Hesse's novels, there is a strong influence derived from Nietszche, specifically his work The Birth of Tragedy. Heinrich represents the passionate Dionysian elements of art, while Gertrude represents the more refined Apollonian elements. The fact that Kuhn's opera is the result of their relationship suggests the combining of the two elements to form a work of high art.


The Work of Hermann Hesse
Poems Romantic Songs, One Hour After Midnight, Poems
Novels: Peter Camenzind, Beneath the Wheel, Gertrude, Rosshalde, Knulp, Demian, Klein and Wagner, Klingsor's Last Summer, Siddhartha, Kurgast, Die Nürnberger Reise, Steppenwolf, Narcissus and Goldmund, Journey to the East, Autobiographical Writings, The Glass Bead Game
Essays: If the War Goes On ..., My Belief: Essays on Life and Art