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Hölderlin's Madness

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Hölderlin's Madness
AuthorGiorgio Agamben
Original titleLa follia di Hölderlin
TranslatorAlta L. Price
LanguageItalian
SubjectFriedrich Hölderlin
PublisherGiulio Einaudi Editore [it]
Publication date
2021
Publication placeItaly
Published in English
2023
Pages248
ISBN9788806248161

Hölderlin's Madness: Chronicle of a Dwelling Life 1806–1843 (Italian: La follia di Hölderlin. Cronaca di una follia abitante (1806–1843)) is a 2021 book by the Italian writer Giorgio Agamben. It is about the German poet Friedrich Hölderlin, focusing on the second half of his life, which he spent isolated in a tower in Tübingen.[1] The book is a chronicle rather than a history book, which means it recounts what sources say without trying to verify their claims. Seagull Books published the English translation by Alta L. Price in 2023.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Di Cesare, Donatella (14 January 2021). ""Non mi succede nulla" ripeteva Hölderlin (mentre tentava di "abitare" la sua follia)". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ Goebel, Rolf J. (2023). "Review of Hölderlin's Madness: Chronicle of a Dwelling Life, 1806–1843, by Giorgio Agamben". Monatshefte [de]. 115 (4): 700–702. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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