The Treasure of the Humble

by Maurice Maeterlinck, Alfred Sutro (Translator)

Overview

The Treasure of the Humble is a collection of philosophical essays, some of them metaphysical in nature, including: The Awakening of the Soul, Mystic Morality, The Pre-Destined Silence, On Women, The Tragical in Daily Life, The Star, The Invisible Goodness, The Deeper Life and The Inner Beauty.

With Maurice Maeterlinck as a dramatist the world is pretty well acquainted. This little volume presents him in the new character of a philosopher and an aesthetician. And it is in some sort an 'apology' for his theatre, the one being to the other as theory to practice. Reversing the course prescribed by Mr. Squeers for his pupils, Maeterlinck, having cleaned w-i-n-d-e-r, winder, now goes and spells it. He began by visualizing and synthesizing his ideas of life; here you shall find him trying to analyze these ideas and consumed with anxiety to tell us the truth that is in him.

The mystery of life is what makes life worth living. Maeterlinck is penetrated by the feeling of the mystery in all human creatures, whose every act is regulated by far-off influences and obscurely rooted in things unexplained. Mystery is within us and around us. Of reality we can only get now and then the merest glimpse.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781779791092
Publisher:	Bonhopai Books
Publication date:	06/20/2025
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	90
File size:	774 KB

About the Author

 Maurice Maeterlinck, born on August 29, 1862, in Ghent, Belgium, and dying on May 6, 1949, in Nice, France, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who wrote primarily in French. A key figure in the Symbolist movement, Maeterlinck explored themes of fate, mysticism, and the subconscious. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911 for his profound and imaginative writings. In The Treasure of the Humble, he delves into spiritual introspection and the quiet revelations of everyday existence. His lyrical prose and philosophical depth made him one of the most influential literary figures of early 20th-century Europe. 

Maurice Maeterlinck, born on August 29, 1862, in Ghent, Belgium, and dying on May 6, 1949, in Nice, France, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who wrote primarily in French. A key figure in the Symbolist movement, Maeterlinck explored themes of fate, mysticism, and the subconscious. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911 for his profound and imaginative writings. In The Treasure of the Humble, he delves into spiritual introspection and the quiet revelations of everyday existence. His lyrical prose and philosophical depth made him one of the most influential literary figures of early 20th-century Europe.

 Maurice Maeterlinck, born on August 29, 1862, in Ghent, Belgium, and dying on May 6, 1949, in Nice, France, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who wrote primarily in French. A key figure in the Symbolist movement, Maeterlinck explored themes of fate, mysticism, and the subconscious. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911 for his profound and imaginative writings. In The Treasure of the Humble, he delves into spiritual introspection and the quiet revelations of everyday existence. His lyrical prose and philosophical depth made him one of the most influential literary figures of early 20th-century Europe. 

Table of Contents

	Introduction	vii
	Silence	1
	The Awakening of the Soul	23
	The Pre-destined	43
	Mystic Morality	59
	On Women	75
	The Tragical in Daily Life	95
	The Star	121
	The Invisible Goodness	147
	The Deeper Life	169
	The Inner Beauty	197