Download or read book Hermann Hesse and His Critics written by Joseph Mileck and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in celebration of Hermann Hesse's 80th birthday, this highly documented study, practical handbook, and reference work for Hesse scholarship is presented in three parts. Mileck gives a short biography of Hesse's life and a general characterization of his writing, followed by a critical history of Hesse scholarship through 1957 organized chronologically, categorically and thematically. Finally he presents an exhaustive bibliography containing more than 1800 items of all the works by and about Hesse.