The glass bead game (Magister Ludi)
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Winston, Richard translator.
Winston, Clara translator.
Ziolkowski, Theodore writer of introduction.
Published
New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1969].
ISBN
0030818516, 9780030818516, 003084066X, 9780030840661
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Published
New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1969].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xix, 558 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
0030818516, 9780030818516, 003084066X, 9780030840661

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Translation of Das Glasperlenspiel.
Description
Set in the 23rd century, "The glass bead game" is the story of Joseph Knecht, who has been raised in Castalia, the remote place his society has provided for the intellectual elite to grow and flourish. Since childhood, Knecht has been consumed with mastering the Glass Bead Game, which requires a synthesis of aesthetics and scientific arts, such as mathematics, music, logic, and philosophy, which he achieves in adulthood, becoming a Magister Ludi (Master of the Game).
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Translation into English from the original German.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hesse, H., Winston, R., Winston, C., & Ziolkowski, T. (1969). The glass bead game (Magister Ludi) (First edition.). Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hermann Hesse et al.. 1969. The Glass Bead Game (Magister Ludi). Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hermann Hesse et al.. The Glass Bead Game (Magister Ludi) Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hesse, Hermann, Richard Winston, Clara Winston, and Theodore Ziolkowski. The Glass Bead Game (Magister Ludi) First edition., Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.

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