← Friedrich HolderlinHyperionby Friedrich HolderlinPhilosophical novel in letters on beauty and human idealismFind on Amazon↗About the authorFriedrich HolderlinGerman Romantic poet whose hymns and elegies attained a sublime classicism rare in any language. He spent the last 36 years of his life in mental illness, but his late work particularly influenced Heidegger.More by Friedrich HolderlinGedichteLyric poetry of a Romantic visionary exploring transcendence→HymnsSacred verses celebrating divine beauty and spiritual yearning→ElegiesElegies mourning loss and celebrating friendship and nature→OdesOdes of classical form exploring beauty, virtue, and mortality→