Anime Demian Hermann Hesse Book Special Edition. A prologue was added in 1960. Gradually his lessons in evil corrupt his young friend and one presumes hesse s readers if they are not wary.
Demian is hesse s demonic hero who s rejection and contempt for christian morality is portrayed uncritically as something to be admired. Demian whose title came to hesse in a dream is the direct outgrowth of his psychoanalysis of 1916 17. It marks a new direction in both the tone and message of his works.
In each indi vidual the spirit is made flesh in each one the whole of creation suffers in each one a saviour is crucified.
Demian is hesse s demonic hero who s rejection and contempt for christian morality is portrayed uncritically as something to be admired. Demian is important eternal sacred. Gradually his lessons in evil corrupt his young friend and one presumes hesse s readers if they are not wary. Crafted like an autobiography it s an introduction to a new philosophy of life just like ayn rand s works quite original whether one agrees with it totally or not.