Siddhartha (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Hermann Hesse
- First Published: 1922
- Type of Work: Novella
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: 563?-483? b.c.e.
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Perception, Traveling or travelers, Philosophy or philosophers, Nature, Religion, Spiritual life or spirituality, India or East Indian people, Rivers or waterways, Mysticism, Hindus or Hinduism, Enlightenment, Visions, epiphanies, or revelations, Pilgrims or pilgrimages, Sixth century, Buddha, Buddhism, Yoga, Happiness, Senses or sensation
- Locales: India
Places Discussed
*India. Asian country in which the young Siddhartha, a tall and handsome Brahman’s son, lives and travels in his search for fulfillment. His quest for enlightenment parallels the Buddha’s legendary journeys in India: He departs his father’s house to join the Samana ascetics; after forsaking them, he goes to the city, and eventually abandons the city to become a ferryman on the river.
India, where Herman Hesse traveled in 1911 to study Eastern religions and philosophies, is the birthplace of Buddhism and its promise of enlightenment, as well as...
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