The Glass Bead Game

The Glass Bead Game A tentative sketch of the life of Magister Ludi Joseph Knecht together with Knecht’s posthumous writings edited by HERMANN HESSE

CONTENTS

The Glass Bead Game: A General Introduction to Its History for the Layman

The Life of Magister Ludi Joseph Knecht

1 The Call

2 Waldzell

3 Years of Freedom

4 Two Orders

5 The Mission

6 Magister Ludi

7 In Office

8 The Two Poles

9 A Conversation

10 Preparations

11 The Circular Letter

12 The Legend

Joseph Knecht’s Posthumous Writings

The Poems of Knecht’s Student Years

The Three Lives

1 The Rainmaker

2 The Father Confessor

3 The Indian Life