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The hero, a German choirmaster recalls an unfruitful pilgrimage to the East during his youth and begins to realize its hidden spiritual meanings. Reprint.
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There seem to be as many interpretations of this odd little book as there are readers of it. In it I saw a reflection of my own ongoing journey through the world of literature, history, philosophy and science, guided and accompanied by great characters both created and real; perhaps without the loss of faith and consequent distress experienced by the protagonist/narrator.
In my opinion this particular edition is overburdened by its lengthy, turgid introduction by Timothy Leary, although there are one or two nuggets of interest to be panned from it.
I'm planning to re-read all of Hesse over the next couple of years. I hadn't read this one since college, so I didn't remember much, but it holds even more meaning for me now than it did then and I think it will stay with me. The title in German is Die Morgenlandfahrt. Morgenland is “east” in a metaphorical way–the land of morning–whereas the literal east is Osten. So we can assume, as many of said, that the Journey is not literally to the East or the Orient–although Hesse was fascinated by Asia and Asian religions–but is instead more of a journey toward our origins, the source of light and life. In searching for this origin, what do we remember, what do we lose, whom do we transgress against?
Mistična družina glavnog lika H.H.-a bez granica prostora i vremena po datom naslovu putuje ka istoku. Kako na odredište nisu stigli istok to čini simbolički određenim, jednako kako putovanje čini trajnim stanjem koje se nikada neće dovršiti. Članovi su tu dok su spremni služiti. Dojma sam, obzirom na stil pisanja, spomen istoka i Hesseova ostala djela, samo služenje nije pretpostavljeno osobi već ideji umjetnosti. Članovi družine su umjetnici svih vrsta, biti će tu dok budu podredili sebe onom što traženo djelo zahtjeva.
U Sidarti, napisanom deset godina ranije, kraj romana povezan je sa Sidartinim odbacivanjem ega uz istovremeno shvaćanje kako je ego sastavni dio čovjeka, on je unutarnji poriv koji ih tjera da si daju vrijednost i svrhu. Sidarta tako živi izvan društva, promatra ga u obliku rijeke i njenog toka kojim je simbolično prikazana ljudska povezanost. Produhovljenje nije tu za čovjeka, tako ni dolazak na odredište u naslovu romana. Članovi će ostati u družini na putovanju dok sebe budu podredili umjetničkom djelu, nešto što je temelj stalnog konflikta svakog umjetnika. U romanu je to naglašeno željom H.H.-a da napiše povijest družine, ne zbog toga što svijet treba imati pisani dokaz njenog postojanja već što mu je potrebno da On napiše to djelo. Ono mu je svrha kako bi dao značaj i pisani trag svom postojanju.
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