First published in 1955 this volume contains three works by Friedrich von Hardenberg (1772â1801) the German Romantic philosopher and poet whose pseudonym Novalis was an ancient family name. The works each given in the original German include the only existing sections of Novalis's unfinished novel Die Lehrlinge zu Sais; a selection of ideas published as a literary fragment in 1798 under the title BlÃtenstaub; and Die Christenheit oder Europa an essay in cultural history. Of these only BlÃtenstaub was published before Novalis's death in 1801 at the age of 28. This volume also contains a preface in English by Brian A. Rowley which contextualizes the three works and offers a cursory description of Novalis's life. Language: English