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Kaspar Hauser

Name: Kaspar Hauser
Brand: RUDOLF STEINER PRESS
SKU: 9781915776211
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RUDOLF STEINER PRESSISBN: 9781915776211

And the Destiny of Middle Europe in the Nineteenth Century

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By Karl Heyer, Translated by Terry Boardman
Imprint: TEMPLE LODGE PUBLISHING
Release Date: January 21, 2025
Format: PAPERBACK
Pages: 244

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Who was Kaspar Hauser and where did he come from? Why did he spend his childhood in a prison cell? Was he related to nobility, royalty or even Napoleon, as some have concluded? From his appearance on the streets of Nuremberg in 1828 to his disturbing murder only five years later, the enigmatic story of Kaspar Hauser has stirred feelings of love and admiration in countless people. He has been celebrated as the subject of films and plays, popular books and academic studies, yet even today - almost two hundred years after his death - he continues to arouse opposition and hatred from his detractors, who dismiss him as an opportunist and a fraud. In the first English-language edition of this classic text - the original, comprehensive attempt to illumine the mysterious life of Kaspar Hauser from a spiritual-scientific, anthroposophical perspective - historian Karl Heyer gathers the basic facts of the life and death of the 'Child of Europe', exploring his remarkable abilities and character. With impressive clarity, he goes on to study Hauser's fate in relation to the mission and destiny of Middle Europe, focusing on the roles of the House of Baden and key political actors such as Napoleon and Otto von Bismarck. His original research leads to some shattering conclusions with significant consequences for Europe's future. Heyer was initially drawn to the subject through a private conversation with Rudolf Steiner. That seed matured forty years later into intensive research and the first publication of this book in German in 1958. 'For me', said Heyer, 'it represented the high point of my writing and a kind of crowning of my life's work.'

KARL HEYER (1888-1964), lawyer and historian, was one of the foremost pupils of Rudolf Steiner. Born in Hanau (Hesse), he studied law in Kassel. In 1911, he heard a lecture by Rudolf Steiner and began an intensive study of history and philosophy, attaining his PhD in 1917. Heyer worked actively in the movement for social threefolding, gave lectures and wrote essays and many books, including the nine-volume work Beitrage zur Geschichte des Abendlandes ('Contributions to the History of the West'), which includes the present volume on Kaspar Hauser.

Karl Heyer and the Destiny of his Kaspar Hauser Work-Foreword to the 4th Edition by Thomas MeyerForeword by Karl Heyer1. The Being of Kaspar Hauser and his Appearance in the 19th CenturyThe Unwritten History of the 19th CenturyThe Appearance of Kaspar HauserRudolf Steiner's References to Kaspar Hauser in the public lecturein Nuremberg 17 June 1908The Question of the Being of Kaspar HauserThe Text of Rudolf Steiner's ReferencesViewpoints that result from Steiner's References1. The Development of Consciousness2. Kaspar Hauser's 'Wonderful Memory'3. Professor Daumer4. 'Sun and Moon'5. A Methodological Comment6. The 'Child of Europe'7. Consequences of the Development of Intelligence8. 'Nibbling' at Intellectuality and Eating Meat9. The Deliberate Holding Back of Kaspar Hauser's Development10. Many Aspects of the Phenomenon: Body and Soul11. His Effect on Animals12. Kaspar Hauser and ReligionA Necessary DistinctionWalking, Speaking, ThinkingAutopsy Findings: Brain and Liver'Manifestations of Higher Spiritual Powers'Blurring the TracesThe Disrupted Development of the IKaspar Hauser Speaks about Himself. His DeathHow the Foundling Experienced the People Around himThe 'Archetypal Human Being from Paradise'The Child of Humanity and the Child of EuropeThe Christmas MotifWalking, Speaking, Thinking: RepriseThe Motif of PersecutionThe 'Shepherds' and the 'Kings'RousseauThe Mercurial Element. Kaspar Hauser and NapoleonThe Task of Middle EuropeKaspar Hauser's Appearance in the 19th CenturyPeople around Kaspar HauserJakob WassermannKaspar Hauser's OpponentsDestiny Relationships among the Opponents'The monster stronger than I'II. The Destiny of Kaspar Hauser and the Destiny of Middle Europe'History which did not come about'An Indication by Rudolf SteinerThe Question of Kaspar Hauser's Family OriginsThe 'Prince Theory'. For and AgainstIn the 19th CenturyIn the 20th CenturyDates in the Life of Kaspar HauserThe Land of Baden. Karl Friedrich von BadenFamily TreeJung-StillingThe Mission of Middle Europe'The Age of Romanticism'The Break in German DevelopmentCould it have been otherwise?The 1840s and the Impulse of LiberalismBaden, Liberalism and the French ElementKarl von Baden and Stephanie BeauharnaisNapoleon's Adopted Grandson and His MotherKaspar Hauser and NapoleonNapoleon's SonA Threefold EuropeThe Child of Europe and His RelationsNo 'Nibelung'-PrinceA 'Transformation of the Concept of the Prince'1848Causes of the FailureBaden - Prussia - HohenzollernBismarckRealpolitik?'Blood and Iron'Bismarck and LassalleThe German Empire of 1871Wilhelm IIPrince Max of BadenConclusionHomeless SoulsRichard WagnerMalwida von Meysenbug, Edouard SchureLudwig II of Bavaria1833-1933Notes

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