Life, Death and Transformation: Education and Incompleteness in Hermann Hesse's The Glass Bead Game
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, P. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-14T23:20:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-04-14T23:20:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | en |
dc.description | Reproduced with permission from the Canadian Journal of Education (V. 31, issue 3, 2008, pages 667-696) | en |
dc.description.abstract | At 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.citation | Roberts, 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.issn | 03802361 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/9107 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Leadership | en |
dc.rights.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651 | en |
dc.subject | poetry | en |
dc.subject | novels | en |
dc.subject | hierarchies | en |
dc.subject | education | en |
dc.subject | literature | en |
dc.subject | philosophy | en |
dc.subject | teaching | en |
dc.subject | immortality | en |
dc.subject.anzsrc | Field of Research::13 - Education::1399 - Other Education::139999 - Education not elsewhere classified | en |
dc.subject.anzsrc | Fields of Research::47 - Language, communication and culture::4705 - Literary studies::470517 - Literature in German | en |
dc.title | Life, Death and Transformation: Education and Incompleteness in Hermann Hesse's The Glass Bead Game | en |
dc.type | Journal Article |
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