Hyperion
By (author): "Eric L. Santner, Friedrich Hölderlin"
Publish Date:
1797
ISBN0826403336
ISBN139780826403339
AsinHyperion
Original titleHyperion; oder, Der Eremit in Griechenland
A Greek hermit recounts the pivotal phases of his life, from his discovery of the vanished glory of antiquity, through his encounter with his beloved Diotima, who embodies his goal of merging with "the All of nature," to his participation in a Greek uprising against Ottoman Turkish tyranny.