Green Henry - Softcover

Keller, Gottfried

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585674273 ISBN 13: 9781585674275

Publisher: The Overlook Press, 2003

Synopsis

"Green Henry" is a vivid and absorbing representation of Gottfried Keller's ideals and philosophy, written in poetic language and a realistic style that documents the emergence of an artist and the development of a man. Partly autobiographical, the narrative recounts the experiences of the title character ("green" after the color of clothing he always wears) through confinement and ostracism at boarding school, apprenticeship with a painter in Munich, his divided affection for two women, and the acceptance of his duty toward his country and fellow citizens.
Admired by Nietzsche (who called Keller "the only living German writer") and included by Harold Bloom in "The Western Canon," "Green Henry" is one of the undisputed masterpieces of world literature.

About this title

About the Author:

Considered by many to be the preeminent Swiss writer, Gottfried Keller was born in Z&uumlrich, Switzerland in 1819. In 1834, he was expelled from school and pursued an abortive career as a painter. His first poems were published in 1846 in Z&uumlrich, where he was appointed clerk to the canton in 1861. In addition to Green Henry, composed between 1850 and 1853 and first published in 1855, Keller wrote several volumes of short stories and poetry. He died in Zürich in 1890.

Review:

"Walter Benjamin wrote that it was not only [Keller's] descriptive powers that captivated the reader or his incisive comments . . . but his incalculable humor."

About this edition

• Publisher: The Overlook Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1585674273
• ISBN 13: 9781585674275
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 706