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Novalis

American  
[noh-vah-lis] / noʊˈvɑ lɪs /

noun

  1. pen name of Friedrich von Hardenberg, 1772–1801, German poet.


Novalis British  
/ noˈvaːlɪs /

noun

  1. real name Friedrich von Hardenberg. 1772–1801, German romantic poet. His works include the mystical Hymnen an die Nacht (1797; published 1800) and Geistliche Lieder (1799)

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Abrams quotes the 18th-century German Romantic Novalis: "The higher philosophy is concerned with the marriage of Nature and Mind."

From Salon Nov. 19, 2022

That pronouncement, by the German writer Novalis, appears as an epigraph to “The Blue Flower,” Penelope Fitzgerald’s great historical novel about him.

From The New Yorker Oct. 15, 2018

"This was kind of perfect for us; we're not typical Valentine's people," Novalis said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2018

This year they pair it with Wolfgang Rihm’s “Astralis,” based on a poem by Novalis.

From New York Times Dec. 19, 2013

In 1912, three essays on Emerson, Novalis, and Ruysbroeck appeared collectively, in English, under the title “On Emerson and Other Essays.”

From Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy by Heller, Otto

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