The motive of loneliness in Hermann Hesse`s lyrical heritage

Abstract

We consider the figurative realization of motive of loneliness in the lyrics of H. Hesse, and specifically the images of the artist-creator and wanderer. It is shown that these images are inextricably linked to one another in the writer's works: creative personality is doomed to loneliness and the eternal search for his true mission in the world. The evolution of the image of a lonely artist and creator is traced in the article. In the early poems of H. Hesse lyrical hero steps into the complex way of the search for meaning in life and self-knowledge. Later, worried about the misery of the world, he comes to the conclusion that the mission of the poet is to teach people goodness, compassion and generosity. In the lyrics of the late period the lyrical hero reconciled with loneliness and suffering, as an essential attributes of the poetic mission; he finds the solace in such concepts as "eternity" and "unity."