The Depth Lies Beneath the Surface: the Literary World of Hofmannsthal
by Yang Jin
About This Novel
As the first monograph on Hofmannsthal in the Chinese-speaking world, this book takes Hofmannsthal's literary works as the research object, running through his early, middle and late creations, and covers three genres: drama, short stories and narrative poetry. The chapter structure is divided into five parts, aiming to show the development trajectory and theme evolution of Hofmannsthal's creation. In the early stage, he criticized aestheticism through the dialectical relationship between life and death, and discussed the relationship between life and art, happiness and marriage; in the middle and late stages, he tended to focus on the struggle between individual existence and destiny, excavate the foundation of marriage and family system, and explore the possibility of non-verbal body expression. Accompanying the evolution of his creative themes are Huo's breakthroughs and innovations in literary genres. His works are full of worries and reflections on contemporary individual survival, social conditions, and cultural trends, highlighting the coexistence of a sense of crisis and constructiveness.
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