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'''''Beneath the Wheel''''' ('''''Unterm Rad''''') is a 1906 novel written by [[Hermann Hesse]]. In 1957 it was reissued as '''''The Prodigy''''', in the [[Peter Owen Publishers]] translation. <ref name="AbeBooks">{{cite web |title=Prodigy |url=http://www.abebooks.com/Prodigy-Hesse-Hermann-Penguin-Group-Canada/7744423397/bd |publisher=[[AbeBooks]] |accessdate=February 21, 2013}}</ref> It severely criticises education that focuses only on students' academic performance, and in that respect is typical of Hesse. There are also autobiographical elements in the story, as he attended and was expelled from the seminary described.<ref name="AbeBooks" />
'''''Beneath the Wheel''''' ('''''Unterm Rad''''') is a 1906 novel written by [[Hermann Hesse]]. The novel is a severe criticism of academic education that ignores students' personal development; in that respect, it is typical of Hesse's work. A [[Peter Owen Publishers]] translation<ref name="AbeBooks">{{cite web |title=Prodigy |url=http://www.abebooks.com/Prodigy-Hesse-Hermann-Penguin-Group-Canada/7744423397/bd |publisher=[[AbeBooks]]|accessdate=February 21, 2013}}</ref> was published in 1957 as '''''The Prodigy'''''. [[Farrar, Straus & Giroux]] in 1968 published as ''Beneath the Wheel'' an English translation by Michael Roloff.<ref>Hermann Hesse, ''Beneath the Wheel'', translated by Michael Roloff (New York: The Noonday Press/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1968).</ref>

There are autobiographical elements in the story (Hesse attended and was expelled from the seminary described in the novel).<ref name="AbeBooks" />


==Plot summary==
==Plot summary==
''Beneath the Wheel'' is the story of Hans Giebenrath, a talented boy sent to a [[Evangelical Seminaries of Maulbronn and Blaubeuren|seminary in Maulbronn]]. His education is focused completely on increasing his knowledge, and neglects personal development. His close friendship with Hermann Heilner, a more liberal fellow student, is a source of comfort for Hans. Heilner is expelled from the seminary, and Giebenrath is sent home after his academic performance decreases in tandem with the onset of symptoms of mental illness.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prodigy Hesse, Hermann |url=http://www.iberlibro.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Hesse%2C+Hermann&ltrec=t&n=100090009%2B200000038&paratrk=16385&sortby=3&tn=Prodigy |publisher=IberLibro.com |accessdate=March 16, 2013}}</ref>
''Beneath the Wheel'' is the story of Hans Giebenrath, a talented boy sent to a [[Evangelical Seminaries of Maulbronn and Blaubeuren|seminary in Maulbronn]]. His education is focused solely on increasing his knowledge, neglecting personal development. His close friendship with Hermann Heilner, a more liberal fellow student, is a source of comfort for Hans. Heilner is expelled from the seminary, and Giebenrath is sent home after his academic performance declines as symptoms of mental illness develop.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prodigy Hesse, Hermann |url=http://www.iberlibro.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Hesse%2C+Hermann&ltrec=t&n=100090009%2B200000038&paratrk=16385&sortby=3&tn=Prodigy |publisher=IberLibro.com |accessdate=March 16, 2013}}</ref>

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Back home, he finds coping with his situation difficult, having lost most of his childhood to scholastic study, and having never formed lasting personal relationships with anyone in his village. He is apprenticed to a mechanic, and seems to find satisfaction in the work: it is visceral and concrete, as opposed to the intellectual abstraction of scholarly pursuit. Despite some personal fulfillment in this existence, Hans never fully adjusts to his new situation, and on a [[pub crawl]] in a neighboring village he and some colleagues get drunk. Hans leaves the group to walk home early, and is later found drowned in a river.

== References in other media ==

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* The [[crossover thrash]] band [[Dirty Rotten Imbeciles|D.R.I.]]'s 1989 album [[Thrash Zone]] references ''Beneath the Wheel'' in a song with the same title.
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Back home, he finds coping with his situation difficult, having lost most of his childhood to scholastic study, and thus having never formed lasting personal relationships with anyone in his village. He is apprenticed as a locksmith, and seems to find satisfaction in the work; it is visceral and concrete, as opposed to the intellectual abstraction of scholarly pursuit. Despite some personal fulfillment in his existence, Hans never fully adjusts to his new situation. On a [[pub crawl]] in a neighbouring village, he and his colleagues get drunk. Giebenrath leaves the group to walk home early. Later, he is found to have drowned in a river.


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 11:55, 13 January 2024

Beneath the Wheel
AuthorHermann Hesse
Original titleUnterm Rad
LanguageGerman
GenreNovel
PublisherS. Fisherman
Publication date
1906
Publication placeGermany
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages192 pp
OCLC9488637

Beneath the Wheel (Unterm Rad) is a 1906 novel written by Hermann Hesse. The novel is a severe criticism of academic education that ignores students' personal development; in that respect, it is typical of Hesse's work. A Peter Owen Publishers translation[1] was published in 1957 as The Prodigy. Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1968 published as Beneath the Wheel an English translation by Michael Roloff.[2]

There are autobiographical elements in the story (Hesse attended and was expelled from the seminary described in the novel).[1]

Plot summary

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Beneath the Wheel is the story of Hans Giebenrath, a talented boy sent to a seminary in Maulbronn. His education is focused solely on increasing his knowledge, neglecting personal development. His close friendship with Hermann Heilner, a more liberal fellow student, is a source of comfort for Hans. Heilner is expelled from the seminary, and Giebenrath is sent home after his academic performance declines as symptoms of mental illness develop.[3]

Back home, he finds coping with his situation difficult, having lost most of his childhood to scholastic study, and having never formed lasting personal relationships with anyone in his village. He is apprenticed to a mechanic, and seems to find satisfaction in the work: it is visceral and concrete, as opposed to the intellectual abstraction of scholarly pursuit. Despite some personal fulfillment in this existence, Hans never fully adjusts to his new situation, and on a pub crawl in a neighboring village he and some colleagues get drunk. Hans leaves the group to walk home early, and is later found drowned in a river.

References in other media

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Beneath the Wheel has been referred in other media:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Prodigy". AbeBooks. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  2. ^ Hermann Hesse, Beneath the Wheel, translated by Michael Roloff (New York: The Noonday Press/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1968).
  3. ^ "Prodigy Hesse, Hermann". IberLibro.com. Retrieved March 16, 2013.


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