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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The opening chapters distinguish various sorts of “tale,” with references to Herman Melville, Nikolai Gogol and others, moving on to German authors, including Goethe and Novalis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

As Novalis had it, in “poeticizing,” the self demonstrates that it is free.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2022

Fragments also needed “little research and could be composed over a glass of wine or a meal,” Wulf writes, making them perfect for young Friedrich Schlegel and his friend Novalis.

From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022

Novalis, article on, by Carlyle, 52; his philosophy defined by Carlyle, 55.

From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Octavius Brooks Frothingham

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