Life, Death and Transformation: Education and Incompleteness in Hermann Hesse's The Glass Bead Game

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dc.contributor.authorRoberts, P.
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-14T23:20:03Z
dc.date.available2014-04-14T23:20:03Z
dc.date.issued2008en
dc.descriptionReproduced with permission from the Canadian Journal of Education (V. 31, issue 3, 2008, pages 667-696)en
dc.description.abstractAt the end of the main part of Hermann Hesse's classic novel, The Glass Bead Game, the central character, Joseph Knecht, dies suddenly. In this article, I consider the educational significance of Hesse's portrayal of Knecht's death. This pivotal moment in the book tells readers much about the process of educational transformation. I argue that the theme of incompleteness is important in understanding Knecht's life, death, and transformation in educational terms. I also suggest that teaching allows educators to 'live on' through the lives of others and thus serves as a bridge between death and life.en
dc.identifier.citationRoberts, P. (2008) Life, Death and Transformation: Education and Incompleteness in Hermann Hesse's The Glass Bead Game. Canadian Journal of Education, 31(3), pp. 667-696.en
dc.identifier.issn03802361
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/9107
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Leadershipen
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectpoetryen
dc.subjectnovelsen
dc.subjecthierarchiesen
dc.subjecteducationen
dc.subjectliteratureen
dc.subjectphilosophyen
dc.subjectteachingen
dc.subjectimmortalityen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::13 - Education::1399 - Other Education::139999 - Education not elsewhere classifieden
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::47 - Language, communication and culture::4705 - Literary studies::470517 - Literature in Germanen
dc.titleLife, Death and Transformation: Education and Incompleteness in Hermann Hesse's The Glass Bead Gameen
dc.typeJournal Article
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