Rosshalde (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Hermann Hesse
- First Published: 1914
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: Near the turn of the century
- Setting: A manor house near Berne, Switzerland
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Autobiographical fiction
- Subjects: Suffering, Parents and children, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Marriage, Creative process, Painting or painters, Loneliness, Houses, mansions, or manors, Switzerland or Swiss people
- Locales: Bern, Switzerland
Characters Discussed
Johann Veraguth (FEHR-ah- gewt), a successful artist with an international reputation. Despite assurances that he is known for exhibitions of his work all over Europe, Veraguth is clearly not involved in the world of fame. Two passions visibly affect him: the intellectual and aesthetic content of his paintings and love for his youngest son, Pierre. He is largely indifferent to his wife, who inhabits the main manor house of Rosshalde, leaving Veraguth to his own domain in his studio. The painter has another son, Albert, who returns to Rosshalde during school...
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