Kim Ju-yeon: Novalis

*Novalis*, a research book by critic Kim Ju-yeon, who has served as the "balancing force of Korean literature" through comprehensive reflections examining the changes in reality surrounding literature, has been published. The author has devoted intensive attention to exploring literature and theories that overcome the opposition and conflict of polarities—such as the whole and the individual, reason and emotion, and the secular and the sacred—and is a German literature scholar deeply influenced by the Neo-Kantian school and the spirit of Romanticism, which penetrate the mainstream of the German spirit. *Novalis*, the newly published book, is a meticulous exploration of the life and literary world of Novalis (1772–1801), a representative writer of German Romanticism—a subject the author has deeply pursued. While Novalis is referred to as a symbol of Romanticism and is known to have established the literary function and status of the fairy tale, it is true that research on him has been woefully lacking compared to his importance. Through this book, we will be able to shed light on what kind of person Novalis was and what kind of world of work he unfolded based on his philosophy, through the in-depth perspective of Kim Ju-yeon.

Korean title: 노발리스

Korean author: 김주연

Korean publisher: 문학과지성사

ISBN-13: 9788932035116