Politics and Truth in Hölderlin

The first English-language study devoted to Hölderlin's novel in three decades, this book reveals Hyperion 's literary and philosophical richness and its complex ties with politics, choreography, and economics. While few would question the importance of Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) for the development of German idealism and twentieth-century literature, philosophy, and critical theory, Hölderlin scholarship remains largely inaccessible to those working in English. This is especially true for