This volume presents the first complete translation of Fichte Studies, a powerful, creative and sustained critique of Fichtean philosophy by the young philosopher-poet Friedrich von Hardenberg, who under the pen-name Novalis went on to become the most well-known and beloved of the early German Roman[...]

Novalis is one of the towering figures of German Romanticism. "The Novices of Sais," translated from the German into French in 1925, received enthusiastic recognition by artists and poets alike and is often quoted by the surrealists. The text is a lyrical combination of Romantic emotion combined wit[...]

Die blaue Blume aus Novalis' Roman >Heinrich von Ofterdingen< ist="" zum="" inbegriff="" romantischer="" sehnsucht="" und="" träumerei="" geworden.="" novalis="" selbst="" verkörpert="" für="" viele="" das="" romantisch-sensible="" junggenie="" schlechthin.="" darüber="" hinaus="" aber="" war=""[...]

Dette er den eneste roman Novalis rakk å skrive før han døde 29 år gammel. Her møter vi for første gang romantikkens symbol "den blå blomst". Den samler romantikkens verdensanskuelse om et underlig kjærlighetens, fredens og evighetens rike i foreningen mellom himmel og jord.[...]