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Nine Essays from Hermann Hesse's: "My Belief": Essays on Life and Art. (Farrar Strauss Giroux)
🛑 SEE DESCRIPTION FOR GRADING SCHEME! 🛑
🛑 X:XX LEVEL 1: Give up before the 12 minute mark, and you have bona fide "brainrot" 😵 ☠️ ("F"!)
🛑 0:00 LEVEL 2: The Refuge - Finish for a "C−"! 🧠
🛑11:47 LEVEL 3: Concerning the Soul - Finish for a "C"! 🧠✔️✔️
🛑32:32 LEVEL 4: Old Music - Finish for a "C+"! 🙃
🛑44:03 LEVEL 5: From My Diary - Finish for a "B-"! 😌
🛑1:00:01 LEVEL 6: Letter To A Philistine - Finish for a "B"! 😀
🛑1:13:16 LEVEL 7: "The Decline of Europe": On Dostoevsky's Brothers Karamazov - Finish for a "B+"! 🥳
🛑1:48:47 LEVEL 8: Thoughts on Dostoevsky's "The Idiot" - Finish for a "A"! 🧑🎓
🛑2:04:44 LEVEL 9:Artists and Psychoanalysis - Finish for a "A+"! 🤯
🛑2:18:35 LEVEL 10: Fantasies - Finish for an "S Tier"! 🐐🐐🐐
🛑BRIEFING: READ FIRST!🛑
🤔Can you read at a Nobel Prize Winner in Literature's level? How short is your attention span? Let's find out!
📋Level descriptions:
Level 2️⃣: In "The Refuge," (Die Zuflucht, 1917) Hesse explores how his fantasy of retreating from humanity to a cabin in the woods actually restricts his life. By the essay's end, Hesse learns to find refuge within his own heart.
Level 3️⃣: In "Concerning the Soul," (Von der Seele, 1917) Hesse criticizes the materialistic world, advocating instead for a life guided by "Soul," or Love. This is masterfully illustrated in a passage describing the formalized interactions between two strangers on a train.
Level 4️⃣: In "Old Music," (Alte Musik, 1913) Hesse attends a Bach organ concert in a church and gains insight into the Divine through the music. The essay's highlight is Hesse's portrayal of Bach's organ work and the profound musical bliss it imparts to the listener.
Level 5️⃣: In "From My Diary," (Ein Stück Tagebuch, 1918) Hesse recounts a perplexing dialectical dream where two "voices" urge him to resolve the issue of human suffering—whether to accept it or transcend it. The dream concludes with Hesse envisioning himself as an impassive sage, unaffected by birth or death.
Level 6️⃣: The "Letter to a Philistine" (Brief an einen Philister, 1915) is an angry response to a wealthy man whom Hesse met earlier. The rich man, who sees himself as an artist, made a dismissive remark about artists' desire for money, infuriating Hesse. By the end of the essay, Hesse realizes that his motivation for writing the letter stems not from the insult itself, but from his regret for not speaking up for himself and his Art.
Level 7️⃣: In "The Decline of Europe," (Die Brüder Karamasoff oder der Untergang Europas, 1919) Hesse interprets the cultural impact of Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" as indicative of Europe’s descent into "maternal chaos," a moral vacuum. His proposed solution is resignation. "The Decline of Europe" famously inspired T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land."
Level 8️⃣: In "Thoughts on Dostoevsky's 'The Idiot'," (Gedanken zu Dostojewskijs ‘Idiot’, 1919) Hesse examines the role of prophets, exemplified by Dostoevsky's Myshkin (from the book, "The Idiot"). Tradition and Revolution are united in their antagonism toward the prophet (Dostoevsky himself? Jesus?), and Hesse offers one definition of what it means to be a prophet/poet.
Level 9️⃣: In "Artists and Psychoanalysis," (Künstler und Psychoanalyse, 1918) Hesse discusses how psychoanalysis benefits artists by supporting them in a society that undervalues art and helping them explore the terrifying depths of their own souls.
Level 1️⃣0️⃣: "Fantasies" (Phantasien, 1918) centers on the commonplace, yet oft unnoticed idea of the "train of thought". Hesse's "train of thought" leads him to consider an argument he had with his wife the previous evening. In it, Hesse criticized "normies" for their lack of artistic gifts. Hesse shifts to envying "normies" later in the essay. The essay turns into an invective against the so-called "political poet", and Hesse realizes that his defense of artists stems from his own identity as a poet/painter. The dialectic concludes with an ideal balance between "normality" and artistry.
Translated by Denver Lindley. In his essays, Hesse reflects on various aspects of life, art, literature, and the human condition. Hermann Hesse won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946 for his book "The Glass Bead Game", but his Siddhartha and Steppenwolf (and Damien) are must reads.
Paintings by Hermann Hesse!
2.5 Hour Brainrot Test! 😵 How Long Before You Click Away? (Nobel Prize Reading Level: Hermann Hesse)
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Nine Essays from Hermann Hesse's: "My Belief": Essays on Life and Art. (Farrar Strauss Giroux)
🛑 SEE DESCRIPTION FOR GRADING SCHEME! 🛑
🛑 X:XX LEVEL 1: Give up before the 12 minute mark, and you have bona fide "brainrot" 😵 ☠️ ("F"!)
🛑 0:00 LEVEL 2: The Refuge - Finish for a "C−"! 🧠
🛑11:47 LEVEL 3: Concerning the Soul - Finish for a "C"! 🧠✔️✔️
🛑32:32 LEVEL 4: Old Music - Finish for a "C+"! 🙃
🛑44:03 LEVEL 5: From My Diary - Finish for a "B-"! 😌
🛑1:00:01 LEVEL 6: Letter To A Philistine - Finish for a "B"! 😀
🛑1:13:16 LEVEL 7: "The Decline of Europe": On Dostoevsky's Brothers Karamazov - Finish for a "B+"! 🥳
🛑1:48:47 LEVEL 8: Thoughts on Dostoevsky's "The Idiot" - Finish for a "A"! 🧑🎓
🛑2:04:44 LEVEL 9:Artists and Psychoanalysis - Finish for a "A+"! 🤯
🛑2:18:35 LEVEL 10: Fantasies - Finish for an "S Tier"! 🐐🐐🐐
🛑BRIEFING: READ FIRST!🛑
🤔Can you read at a Nobel Prize Winner in Literature's level? How short is your attention span? Let's find out!
📋Level descriptions:
Level 2️⃣: In "The Refuge," (Die Zuflucht, 1917) Hesse explores how his fantasy of retreating from humanity to a cabin in the woods actually restricts his life. By the essay's end, Hesse learns to find refuge within his own heart.
Level 3️⃣: In "Concerning the Soul," (Von der Seele, 1917) Hesse criticizes the materialistic world, advocating instead for a life guided by "Soul," or Love. This is masterfully illustrated in a passage describing the formalized interactions between two strangers on a train.
Level 4️⃣: In "Old Music," (Alte Musik, 1913) Hesse attends a Bach organ concert in a church and gains insight into the Divine through the music. The essay's highlight is Hesse's portrayal of Bach's organ work and the profound musical bliss it imparts to the listener.
Level 5️⃣: In "From My Diary," (Ein Stück Tagebuch, 1918) Hesse recounts a perplexing dialectical dream where two "voices" urge him to resolve the issue of human suffering—whether to accept it or transcend it. The dream concludes with Hesse envisioning himself as an impassive sage, unaffected by birth or death.
Level 6️⃣: The "Letter to a Philistine" (Brief an einen Philister, 1915) is an angry response to a wealthy man whom Hesse met earlier. The rich man, who sees himself as an artist, made a dismissive remark about artists' desire for money, infuriating Hesse. By the end of the essay, Hesse realizes that his motivation for writing the letter stems not from the insult itself, but from his regret for not speaking up for himself and his Art.
Level 7️⃣: In "The Decline of Europe," (Die Brüder Karamasoff oder der Untergang Europas, 1919) Hesse interprets the cultural impact of Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" as indicative of Europe’s descent into "maternal chaos," a moral vacuum. His proposed solution is resignation. "The Decline of Europe" famously inspired T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land."
Level 8️⃣: In "Thoughts on Dostoevsky's 'The Idiot'," (Gedanken zu Dostojewskijs ‘Idiot’, 1919) Hesse examines the role of prophets, exemplified by Dostoevsky's Myshkin (from the book, "The Idiot"). Tradition and Revolution are united in their antagonism toward the prophet (Dostoevsky himself? Jesus?), and Hesse offers one definition of what it means to be a prophet/poet.
Level 9️⃣: In "Artists and Psychoanalysis," (Künstler und Psychoanalyse, 1918) Hesse discusses how psychoanalysis benefits artists by supporting them in a society that undervalues art and helping them explore the terrifying depths of their own souls.
Level 1️⃣0️⃣: "Fantasies" (Phantasien, 1918) centers on the commonplace, yet oft unnoticed idea of the "train of thought". Hesse's "train of thought" leads him to consider an argument he had with his wife the previous evening. In it, Hesse criticized "normies" for their lack of artistic gifts. Hesse shifts to envying "normies" later in the essay. The essay turns into an invective against the so-called "political poet", and Hesse realizes that his defense of artists stems from his own identity as a poet/painter. The dialectic concludes with an ideal balance between "normality" and artistry.
Translated by Denver Lindley. In his essays, Hesse reflects on various aspects of life, art, literature, and the human condition. Hermann Hesse won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946 for his book "The Glass Bead Game", but his Siddhartha and Steppenwolf (and Damien) are must reads.
Paintings by Hermann Hesse!
2.5 Hour Brainrot Test! 😵 How Long Before You Click Away? (Nobel Prize Reading Level: Hermann Hesse)
raw dogging, buddha, buddhism, Goatpoets, goatpoet, great literature, great books, Freud, Literature, AP English, Great Novels, Audiobook, German, psychology, philosophy, Poetry, James Joyce, Close Reading Poetry, Tom o’ Bedlam, Redfrost Motivation, Jung, ana neu, roughest drafts, Fyodor Dostoevsky, the idiot, book reviews, brothers karamazov, notes from the underground, brainrot, brain rot, brainrot test, challenge #audiobook #asmr #books #art
