Transcription of Hesse’s Steppenwolf: A Comic-Psychological Interpretation
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Hesse’s Steppenwolf: A Comic-Psychological Interpretation
Hesse s steppenwolf : A Comic-Psychological InterpretationMichael P. SipioraPacifica Graduate Institute!e psychological character of Herman Hesse s steppenwolf is explored by way of a detailed analysis of the novel s comic genre. !is reading of steppenwolf contextualizes its celebrated portrayal of the crisis of modern life within a story of healing (Hesse, 1974, p. viii) informed by the comic vision of faith, hope, and love in a fallen world (Cowan, 1984, p. 9). !e novel s innovative sonata-like structure (Ziolkowski, 1965) and the extensive use of double perception, along with the employment of classic comic action, themes, and stock characters are discussed.
Steppenwolf.” !is tract, written from the perspective of the immortal world for which Haller longs, is a philosophical and psychological analysis of the Steppenwolf’s dual existence.
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