Hexalogy
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A hexalogy (from Greek ἑξα- hexa-, "six" and -λογία -logia, "discourse") is a compound literary or narrative work that is made up of six distinct works. The word apparently first appeared in English as a borrowing from German, in discussions of August Bungert's Wagnerian opera cycle entitled Homerische Welt based on the Iliad and the Odyssey.[1] (He planned two tetralogies, but the third and fourth operas of the eight were never written.) Both pentalogie and hexalogie were used by Théophile Gautier in 1859.[2] In 1923 the word was applied by an American reviewer to Johannes V. Jensen's The Long Journey.[3]
Examples
Examples of works which have been described as hexalogies are:
| Hexalogy | Dates | Author | Medium |
| Der Biberpelz and Der rote Hahn[4] | 1893–1901 | Gerhart Hauptmann | two three-act plays |
| The Long Journey[3] | 1908–1922 | Johannes V. Jensen | novels |
| Aus dem bürgerlichen Heldenleben[5] | 1911–1922 | Carl Sternheim | plays |
| The Four Winds of Love[6] | 1937–1945 | Compton Mackenzie | novels |
| Fortunes of War[7] | 1960–1980 | Olivia Manning | novels |
| Tunnels | 2007–2013 | Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams | novels |
References
- ↑ William Foster Apthorp. The opera, past and present: an historical sketch. Scribner, 1901. Page 204.
Arthur Elson. Modern Composers of Europe. L.C. Page and Company, 1904. Page 76. - ↑ Théophile Gautier. Histoire de l'art dramatique en France depuis vingt-cinq ans, Volume 5. Magnin, Blanchard et compagnie, 1859. Page 220.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Bookman: a review of books and life. Dodd, Mead and Company, 1923. Volume 57, page 209.
- ↑ Eberhard Hilscher. Gerhart Hauptmann: Leben und Werk: mit bisher unpublizierten Materialien aus dem Manuskriptnachlass des Dichters. Athenäum, 1988. Page 166.
- ↑ The German theatre: a symposium. Edited by Ronald Hayman. Wolff, 1975. Page 113.
- ↑ Spartacus Educational, citing biographer Gavin Wallace.
- ↑ Lorna Sage, Germaine Greer, Elaine Showalter. The Cambridge guide to women's writing in English. Cambridge University Press, 1999. Page 389.
