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From West to East and Back Again

An Educational Reading of Hermann Hesse’s Later Work

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Peter Roberts

    1. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

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Part of the book series: Educational Futures (EDUFUT, volume 51)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Introduction

    • Peter Roberts
    Pages 1-7

  3. From West to East and Back Again

    • Peter Roberts
    Pages 9-23

  4. Mystery, Ritual and Education

    • Peter Roberts
    Pages 25-39

  5. More Than A Metaphor

    • Peter Roberts
    Pages 41-54

  6. Education, Society and the Individual

    • Peter Roberts
    Pages 55-64

  7. Life, Death and Transformation

    • Peter Roberts
    Pages 65-73

  8. Education, Incompleteness and Immortality

    • Peter Roberts
    Pages 75-91

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 93-101
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About this book

Of all the great Western novelists of the twentieth century, the German writer Hermann Hesse is arguably one of the most important for educationists. Paying particular attention to Hesse’s last novel, The Glass Bead Game, and its immediate predecessor, The Journey to the East, this book suggests that Hesse was a man of the West who turned to the idea of ‘the East’ in seeking to understand himself and his society. From these later texts a rich, complex theory of educational transformation emerges. From West to East and Back Again examines the role of dialogue and uncertainty in the transformative process, considers utopian and ritualistic elements in Hesse’s work, and explores the notion of education serving as a bridge between life and death. Hesse’s novels address philosophical themes and questions of enduring significance, and this book will appeal to all who share an interest in human striving and growth.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Peter Roberts

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: From West to East and Back Again

  • Book Subtitle: An Educational Reading of Hermann Hesse’s Later Work

  • Editors: Peter Roberts

  • Series Title: Educational Futures

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-805-6

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6091-805-6Published: 30 July 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2214-9864

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-9872

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 101

  • Topics: Education, general

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