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2016 College Football Playoff National Championship
College Football Playoff
Alabama Crimson Tide Clemson Tigers
(13–1) (14–0)
SEC ACC
45 40
Head coach:
Nick Saban Head coach:
Dabo Swinney
AP Coaches CFP
2 2 2
AP Coaches CFP
1 1 1
1
2
3
4
Total
Alabama 7 7 7 24 45
Clemson 14 0 10 16 40
Date
January 11, 2016
Season
2015
Stadium
University of Phoenix Stadium
Location
Glendale, Arizona
MVP
Offensive: #88 TE O. J. Howard, Jr. Alabama
Defensive: #4 SS Eddie Jackson, Jr. Alabama
Favorite
Alabama by 6.5[1][2]
National anthem
Ciara[3][4]
Eric Church (Championship Tailgate)
Canaan Smith (America the Beautiful)
Referee
Terry Leyden (Pac-12)
Attendance
75,765
United States TV coverage
Network
ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN Deportes
Announcers
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi (ESPN)
Eduardo Varela and Pablo Viruega (ESPN Deportes)
Mike Tirico, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe and Joe Schad (ESPN Radio)
International TV coverage
Network
ESPN (Spanish and Portuguese)
Announcers
Eduardo Varela and Pablo Viruega
College Football Playoff National Championship
< 2015 2017 >
The 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship was a bowl game that determined the national champion of NCAA Division I FBS college football for the 2015 season. It was played at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on January 11, 2016, and was the culminating game of the 2015–16 bowl season.
The game was played between the winners of two pre-designated semifinal bowls played on December 31, 2015: the No. 1 Clemson Tigers, who beat the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners 37–17 at the Orange Bowl, coached by Dabo Swinney in his 8th season, and the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide, who shut out the No. 3 Michigan State Spartans 38–0 at the Cotton Bowl Classic, coached by Nick Saban.
The 13–1 Alabama Crimson Tide won the game, holding off the undefeated Clemson Tigers 45–40 in the fourth quarter. Accompanied by a talented receiving corps, Clemson's Heisman Finalist quarterback Deshaun Watson had a historic performance, setting the record for most total yards in national championship game history, with 478 yards (405 passing / 73 rushing) against the nation's third-ranked defense in Alabama, breaking the record previously set by Vince Young in the 2006 Rose Bowl.[5][6][7] Following the game, the AP Poll also named Alabama as its top team of the season, giving Alabama their fourth title in seven seasons.[8][9] Both Clemson and Alabama finished the season 14–1.
Contents
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1 Background
2 2016 College Football Playoff
3 Teams
3.1 Alabama
3.2 Clemson
4 Starting lineups
5 Game summary
5.1 Scoring summary
5.2 Statistics
6 Broadcasting
6.1 Local Radio
7 See also
8 References
Background[edit]
University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona was announced as the host site in December 2013, along with 2017 host Raymond James Stadium. The Arizona Organizing Committee, co-chaired by Brad Wright and Win Holden, hosted the game.
2016 College Football Playoff[edit]
Semifinals 2016 Championship Game
December 31 – Orange Bowl
1 Clemson 37
4 Oklahoma 17 January 11 – National Championship
1 Clemson 40
December 31 – Cotton Bowl 2 Alabama 45
2 Alabama 38
3 Michigan State 0
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Teams[edit]
The championship game marked the 16th meeting between the two schools. The last previous meeting was the season opener in the 2008 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game.
Alabama[edit]
See also: 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama was led by head coach Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide played Michigan State in the semifinals at the 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic, winning 38-0.
Clemson[edit]
See also: 2015 Clemson Tigers football team
Clemson was led by head coach Dabo Swinney. The Tigers played Oklahoma in the semifinals at the 2015 Orange Bowl, winning 37-17.
Starting lineups[edit]
Selected in an NFL Draft (number corresponds to draft round)
†= 2015 All-American
Alabama
Position
Clemson
Offense
Calvin Ridley 1 WR Artavis Scott
Cam Robinson 2 LT Mitch Hyatt
Ross Pierschbacher LG Eric Mac Lain
† Ryan Kelly 1 C Jay Guillermo
Alphonse Taylor RG Tyrone Crowder Jr.
Dominick Jackson RT Joe Gore
O. J. Howard 1 TE Jordan Leggett 5
ArDarius Stewart 3 WR Hunter Renfrow
Jake Coker QB † Deshaun Watson 1
† Derrick Henry 2 RB Wayne Gallman 4
Defense
† A'Shawn Robinson 2 DE | DE † Shaq Lawson 1
Jonathan Allen 1 NG | DT D. J. Reader 5
Jarran Reed 2 DE DT Carlos Watkins 4
Denzel Devall JLB DE Kevin Dodd 2
† Reggie Ragland 2 MLB SLB Travis Blanks
Reuben Foster 1 WLB MLB B. J. Goodson 4
Minkah Fitzpatrick 1 CB WLB Ben Boulware
Cyrus Jones 2 CB Mackensie Alexander 2
Marlon Humphrey 1 CB Cordrea Tankersley 3
Eddie Jackson 4 SS Jayron Kearse 7
Geno Matias-Smith FS T. J. Green 2
Game summary[edit]
Alabama came off a stellar defensive performance in the semifinal game, and was looking to contain Clemson's QB Deshaun Watson, but Alabama defense was quickly forced into conceding most of the field and stopping Clemson in the redzone. Alabama's offense was stressed at the line of scrimmage by Clemson's defensive line led by Shaq Lawson. Despite being statistically outplayed by Clemson (550 Clemson offensive yards to 473 Alabama) offensively and statistically tied in other areas, Alabama was able to capitalize on three key plays: an interception of Deshaun Watson's pass early in the second quarter, a surprise Alabama onside kick early in the fourth quarter, and an Alabama kickoff return for a touchdown in the middle of the fourth quarter. These plays accounted for 21 points, and Alabama won the game 45 to 40.
Having won the coin toss to start the game, Clemson elected to defer to the second half. Characteristic of Alabama, the offensive opening drive was slow and cautious but notable for utilizing Derrick Henry four times, a change from the semifinal game against Michigan State. Alabama and Clemson would trade punting drives before, on the next Alabama possession, Derrick Henry was utilized three times. On the third run, Derrick found an opening for a 50-yard touchdown run (7-0). However, on the next two Clemson possessions Deshaun Watson used his speed, agility, and elusiveness to sustain drives with a mixture of QB runs and fade routes against Alabama's top-ranked defense. Both drives ended in TD throws to Hunter Renfrow (7-14), the latter of which ended the first quarter.
On Alabama's next possession to start the second quarter, despite a promising start in a 29-yard pass to Richard Mullaney, Alabama's offensive line conceded a sack by Kevin Dodd and a tackle for loss on Derrick Henry. Characteristic of Alabama, facing third and long offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin opted for extra field position on a punt with a short throw to Ridley rather than attempting a first down pass. On the ensuing Clemson drive Deshaun Watson was intercepted by Eddie Jackson at the Clemson 42 yard line. The resulting Alabama possession culminated in a 1-yard TD run by Derrick Henry (14-14). After this flurry, both Clemson and Alabama played more cautiously as each of the three following possessions by both teams went no further than 40 yards. Clemson's last possession of the half resulted in a blocked field goal.
Going into the third quarter, Clemson opted to receive the ball but was forced into a quick three and out. On Alabama's next possession, TE OJ Howard found himself open in space for a 53-yard touchdown (21-14). Clemson responded with a mixture of QB runs, pass plays by Deshaun Watson, and key run plays by RB Wayne Gallman on its next two drives to get a 37-yard field goal by Greg Hugel (21-17) and a 1-yard touchdown run by Wayne Gallman (21-24). Both teams were then stalled for three and outs or near three and outs on their next two possessions to close the Third quarter.
On Alabama's first possession of the fourth quarter, Jake Coker found ArDarius Stewart in single man coverage for 38 yards. This gain, however, did not translate into a touchdown as the offense was stalled by good secondary play from Clemson. Alabama settled for a field goal from 33 yards to tie the game (24-24). On the ensuing kickoff Alabama gambled on a surprise onside kick, executed to perfection by Adam Griffith and caught by Marlon Humphrey. Alabama capitalized almost immediately with another 50+ touchdown pass to a wide open OJ Howard (31-24). Clemson pulled within 4 once again. However, Alabama's defense held in the red zone and forced a field goal from Clemson (31-27). On the ensuing kickoff, Alabama RB Kenyan Drake stunned Clemson by taking the ball 95 yards for an Alabama touchdown (38-27). Deshaun Watson quickly answered with an 8 play 75 yard touchdown drive which culminated in a 15-yard touchdown pass to WR Artavius Scott. In attempt to pull within three points of Alabama (and thus within a field goal of tying the game), Clemson attempted a two-point conversion with what morphed into a naked bootleg QB run by Deshaun Watson which was stopped short (38-33). On Alabama's next possession QB Jake Coker passed the ball in a checkdown screen to OJ Howard who, getting good blocking, ran for 63 yards. With less than 3 minutes left in the game, ran the ball up the middle to convert downs. After a key third down scramble for a first down by Jake Coker, Derrick Henry, on third down, broke the touchdown plane with the nose of the ball over the top of the goal line pile of players for a 1-yard TD run (45-33). A stellar performance by Deshaun Watson on a 55-second drive culminated in a 24-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Leggett with 12 seconds left on the clock (45-40). Clemson attempted an onside kick but the ball was recovered by Alabama sealing their victory. This was the fourth Alabama national championship win in seven years, first of the College Football Playoff era, and Head Coach Nick Saban's fifth overall.
Scoring summary[edit]
[hide]Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
ALA
CLEM
1 7:55 3 59 0:55 ALA Derrick Henry 50-yard touchdown run, Adam Griffith kick good 7 0
1 5:18 6 59 2:37 CLEM Hunter Renfrow 31-yard touchdown reception from Deshaun Watson, Greg Huegel kick good 7 7
1 0:00 7 73 2:17 CLEM Hunter Renfrow 11-yard touchdown reception from Deshaun Watson, Greg Huegel kick good 7 14
2 9:35 7 42 2:23 ALA Derrick Henry 1-yard touchdown run, Adam Griffith kick good 14 14
3 12:53 3 64 0:53 ALA O. J. Howard 53-yard touchdown reception from Jake Coker, Adam Griffith kick good 21 14
3 10:10 9 55 2:43 CLEM 37-yard field goal by Greg Huegel 21 17
3 4:48 9 60 3:38 CLEM Wayne Gallman 1-yard touchdown run, Greg Huegel kick good 21 24
4 10:34 8 64 2:33 ALA 33-yard field goal by Adam Griffith 24 24
4 9:45 2 50 0:49 ALA O. J. Howard 51-yard touchdown reception from Jake Coker, Adam Griffith kick good 31 24
4 7:47 6 61 1:58 CLEM 31-yard field goal by Greg Huegel 31 27
4 7:31 - - - ALA Kick returned 95 yards for touchdown by Kenyan Drake, Adam Griffith kick good 38 27
4 4:40 8 75 2:51 CLEM Artavis Scott 15-yard touchdown reception from Deshaun Watson, 2-point run failed 38 33
4 1:07 8 75 3:33 ALA Derrick Henry 1-yard touchdown run, Adam Griffith kick good 45 33
4 0:12 6 68 0:55 CLEM Jordan Leggett 24-yard touchdown reception from Deshaun Watson, Greg Huegel kick good 45 40
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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Statistics[edit]
Statistics
Alabama
Clemson
First Downs 18 31
Plays–yards 71–473 85–550
Rushes–yards 46–138 38–145
Passing yards 335 405
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–25–0 37–47–1
Time of possession 30:31 29:29
Broadcasting[edit]
The game was broadcast in the United States by ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN Radio, with Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit as English commentators on TV, and Eduardo Varela and Pablo Viruega as Spanish commentators. In Brazil, the game was broadcast on ESPN Brazil by Everaldo Marques (play by play) and Antony Curti (color commentator). As in 2015, ESPN provided Megacast coverage of the game, which supplemented coverage with analysis and additional perspectives of the game on different ESPN channels and platforms.[10][11]
An average of 23.6 million viewers watched the game, representing a 29% decrease over the 2015 title game, which was seen by 33.4 million viewers. The game was the sixth-highest-rated broadcast in U.S. cable television history (by contrast, the 2015 game was the highest-rated), and ESPN reported that the game brought the network its third-highest overnight ratings (behind the 2010 and 2015 title games).[12][13]
Local Radio[edit]
Network
Play-by-play
Color commentator(s)
Sideline reporter(s)
Studio Host(s)
WFFN–FM 95.3, WDGM-FM 99.1 and Crimson Tide Sports Network (Alabama)
WCCP-FM 105.5 and Clemson Tigers Sports Network (Clemson) Eli Gold
Don Munson Phil Savage
Rodney Williams Chris Stewart
Patrick Sapp
See also[edit]
College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ "Vegas experts' guide to betting Alabama-Clemson". ABC News. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
Jump up ^ "College Football Playoff Announces National Championship Pregame Entertainment" (Press release). College Football Playoff. December 17, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Ciara To Sing National Anthem At College Football Playoff". dfw.cbslocal.com. CBS Local DFW. December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
Jump up ^ https://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/22
Jump up ^ "Deshaun Watson has record night in national championship loss". Retrieved November 17, 2016.
Jump up ^ Hutchins, Andy. "How Deshaun Watson became a superstar". SBNation.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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Jump up ^ "Alabama claims it has 16 national titles, but several are disputed". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
Jump up ^ "ESPN brings the Megacast back for the College Football Playoff National Championship". Awful Announcing. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Details for ESPN's Megacast of the College Football Playoff title game". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
Jump up ^ "ESPN College Football Title Game Ratings Drop 19% From 2015 Record". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
Jump up ^ Chicago Tribune (January 13, 2015). "New college football playoff draws larger TV audience for title game". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
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Siddhartha (novel)
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Siddhartha
First edition cover
Author
Hermann Hesse
Translator
Hilda Rosner
Country
Germany
Language
German
Publisher
New Directions (U.S.)
Publication date
1922, 1951 (U.S.)
Media type
Print (paperback)
Pages
152
OCLC
9766655
Dewey Decimal
833.912
Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s. Hesse dedicated the first part of it to Romain Rolland[1] and the second part to Wilhelm Gundert, his cousin.
The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in Sanskrit language, siddha (achieved) + artha (what was searched for), which together means "he who has found meaning (of existence)" or "he who has attained his goals".[2] In fact, the Buddha's own name, before his renunciation, was Siddhartha Gautama, Prince of Kapilavastu. In this book, the Buddha is referred to as "Gotama".[3]
Contents
1 Plot
2 Characters
3 Major themes
4 Film versions
5 English translations
6 Translations in Indian languages
7 In popular culture
8 References
9 External links
Plot[edit]
The story takes place in the Nepalese district of Kapilavastu. Siddhartha decides to leave behind his home in the hope of gaining spiritual illumination by becoming an ascetic wandering beggar of the Shramanas. Joined by his best friend, Govinda, Siddhartha fasts, becomes homeless, renounces all personal possessions, and intensely meditates, eventually seeking and personally speaking with Gautama, the famous Buddha, or Enlightened One. Afterward, both Siddhartha and Govinda acknowledge the elegance of the Buddha's teachings. Although Govinda hastily joins the Buddha's order, Siddhartha does not follow, claiming that the Buddha's philosophy, though supremely wise, does not account for the necessarily distinct experiences of each person. He argues that the individual seeks an absolutely unique, personal meaning that cannot be presented to him by a teacher. He thus resolves to carry on his quest alone.
Siddhartha crosses a river and the generous ferryman, whom Siddhartha is unable to pay, merrily predicts that Siddhartha will return to the river later to compensate him in some way. Venturing onward toward city life, Siddhartha discovers Kamala, the most beautiful woman he has yet seen. Kamala, a courtesan, notes Siddhartha's handsome appearance and fast wit, telling him that he must become wealthy to win her affections so that she may teach him the art of love. Although Siddhartha despised materialistic pursuits as a Shramana, he agrees now to Kamala's suggestions. She directs him to the employ of Kamaswami, a local businessman, and insists that he have Kamaswami treat him as an equal rather than an underling. Siddhartha easily succeeds, providing a voice of patience and tranquility, which Siddhartha learned from his days as an ascetic, against Kamaswami's fits of passion. Thus Siddhartha becomes a rich man and Kamala's lover, though in his middle years he realizes that the luxurious lifestyle he has chosen is merely a game that lacks spiritual fulfillment. Leaving the fast-paced bustle of the city, Siddhartha returns to the river and thinks of a new existence and is saved only by an internal experience of the holy word, Om. The very next morning, Siddhartha briefly reconnects with Govinda, who is passing through the area as a wandering Buddhist.
Siddhartha decides to live the rest of his life in the presence of the spiritually inspirational river. Siddhartha thus reunites with the ferryman, named Vasudeva, with whom he begins a humbler way of life. Although Vasudeva is a simple man, he understands and relates that the river has many voices and significant messages to divulge to any who might listen.
Some years later, Kamala, now a Buddhist convert, is travelling to see the Buddha at his deathbed, accompanied by her reluctant young son, when she is bitten by a venomous snake near Siddhartha's river. Siddhartha recognizes her and realizes that the boy is his own child. After Kamala's death, Siddhartha attempts to console and raise the furiously resistant boy, until one day the child flees altogether. Although Siddhartha is desperate to find his runaway son, Vasudeva urges him to let the boy find his own path, much like Siddhartha did himself in his youth. Listening to the river with Vasudeva, Siddhartha realizes that time is an illusion and that all of his feelings and experiences, even those of suffering, are part of a great and ultimately jubilant fellowship of all things connected in the cyclical unity of nature. After Siddhartha's moment of illumination, Vasudeva claims that his work is done and he must depart into the woods, leaving Siddhartha peacefully fulfilled and alone once more.
Toward the end of his life, Govinda hears about an enlightened ferryman and travels to Siddhartha, not initially recognizing him as his old childhood friend. Govinda asks the now-elderly Siddhartha to relate his wisdom and Siddhartha replies that for every true statement there is an opposite one that is also true; that language and the confines of time lead people to adhere to one fixed belief that does not account for the fullness of the truth. Because nature works in a self-sustaining cycle, every entity carries in it the potential for its opposite and so the world must always be considered complete. Siddhartha simply urges people to identify and love the world in its completeness. Siddhartha then requests that Govinda kiss his forehead and, when he does, Govinda experiences the visions of timelessness that Siddhartha himself saw with Vasudeva by the river. Govinda bows to his wise friend and Siddhartha smiles radiantly, having found enlightenment.
Characters[edit]
Siddhartha: The protagonist.
Govinda: A friend and follower of Gotama.
Siddhartha’s Father: A Brahmin who was unable to satisfy Siddhartha's quest for enlightenment.
The Śramaṇas: Traveling ascetics who tell Siddhartha that deprivation leads to enlightenment.
Gotama: The Buddha, whose Teachings are rejected but whose power of self-experience and self-wisdom is completely praised by Siddhartha.
Kamala: A courtesan and Siddhartha's sensual mentor, mother of his child, Young Siddhartha.
Kamaswami: A merchant who instructs Siddhartha on business.
Vasudeva: An enlightened ferryman and spiritual guide of Siddhartha.
Young Siddhartha: Son of Siddhartha and Kamala. Lives with Siddhartha for a time but runs away to Adan.
Major themes[edit]
In Hesse’s novel, experience, the totality of conscious events of a human life, is shown as the best way to approach understanding of reality and attain enlightenment—Hesse’s crafting of Siddhartha’s journey shows that understanding is attained not through intellectual methods, nor through immersing oneself in the carnal pleasures of the world and the accompanying pain of samsara. It is the completeness of these experiences that allows Siddhartha to attain understanding.
Thus, the individual events are meaningless when considered by themselves—Siddhartha’s stay with the Shramanas and his immersion in the worlds of love and business do not lead to nirvana, yet they cannot be considered distractions, for every action and event gives Siddhartha experience, which leads to understanding.
A major preoccupation of Hesse in writing Siddhartha was to cure his "sickness with life" (Lebenskrankheit) by immersing himself in Indian philosophy such as that expounded in the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita.[4] The reason the second half of the book took so long to write was that Hesse "had not experienced that transcendental state of unity to which Siddhartha aspires. In an attempt to do so, Hesse lived as a virtual semi-recluse and became totally immersed in the sacred teachings of both Hindu and Buddhist scriptures. His intention was to attain to that 'completeness' which, in the novel, is the Buddha's badge of distinction."[5] The novel is structured on three of the traditional stages of life for Hindu males (student (brahmacharin), householder (grihastha) and recluse/renunciate (vanaprastha)) as well as the Buddha's four noble truths (Part One) and eight-fold path (Part Two) which form twelve chapters, the number in the novel.[6] Ralph Freedman mentions how Hesse commented in a letter "[my] Siddhartha does not, in the end, learn true wisdom from any teacher, but from a river that roars in a funny way and from a kindly old fool who always smiles and is secretly a saint."[7] In a lecture about Siddhartha, Hesse claimed "Buddha's way to salvation has often been criticized and doubted, because it is thought to be wholly grounded in cognition. True, but it's not just intellectual cognition, not just learning and knowing, but spiritual experience that can be earned only through strict discipline in a selfless life".[7] Freedman also points out how Siddhartha described Hesse's interior dialectic: "All of the contrasting poles of his life were sharply etched: the restless departures and the search for stillness at home; the diversity of experience and the harmony of a unifying spirit; the security of religious dogma and the anxiety of freedom."[8] Eberhard Ostermann has shown how Hesse, while mixing the religious genre of the legend with that of the modern novel, seeks to reconcile with the double-edged effects of modernization such as individualization, pluralism or self-disciplining.[9]
Film versions[edit]
A film version entitled Siddhartha was released in 1972. It stars Shashi Kapoor and was directed by Conrad Rooks.
In 1971, a surrealistic adaptation as a musical Western was released as Zachariah. John Rubinstein starred in the title role and George Englund was the director. Don Johnson played Matthew, the equivalent of Govinda.
English translations[edit]
In recent years several American publishers have commissioned new translations of the novel, which had previously been impossible because of copyright restrictions. In addition to these newer translations, Hilda Rosner's original 1951 translation is still being sold in a number of reprint editions put out by various publishers. The newest translations include:
Peter Owen Publishers, the classic translation by Hilda Rosner (2017).
Modern Library, a translation by Susan Bernofsky, foreword by Tom Robbins, translator's preface (2006).
Penguin, a translation by Joachim Neugroschel, introduction by Ralph Freedman, translator's note (2002).
Barnes & Noble, a translation by Rika Lesser, introduction by Robert A. Thurman (2007).
Shambhala Classics, a translation by Sherab Chödzin Kohn, introduction by Paul W. Morris, translator's preface (1998).
Dover Thrift Edition, translation by Stanley Applebaum, Introduction and Glossary anon. (1999)
Translations in Indian languages[edit]
Centre for South Indian Studies, Malayalam translation by R. Raman Nair (1990).
Hermann Hesse Society of India, Sanskrit translation by L Sulochana Devi (2008)
Hermann Hesse Society of India, Hindi translation by Prabakaran Hebbar Illath (2012)
Hermann Hesse Society of India, Marathi translation by Avinash Tripathi (2007)
Tamil translation of Siddhartha by Jevita Naresh (2017)
Siddhartha in Sanskrit
Author
Hermann Hesse
Translator
L Sulochana Devi. Artist: Devaplan
Illustrator
Devapalan
Country
Germany
Language
German (Translated into Sanskrit)
Publisher
Hermann Hesse Society of India (Varanasi)
Publication date
1922, 2010 (india.)
Media type
Print (Hard Bound)
Pages
164
ISBN
978-81-906854-0-5
In popular culture[edit]
Musical references
The 1972 Yes song "Close to The Edge" from the Close to the Edge album was inspired by the book.
Nick Drake wrote the song "River Man" (sample) and is the second listed song from Nick Drake's 1969 album Five Leaves Left, remastered and released as a single in 2004. According to Drake's manager, Joe Boyd, Drake thought of the song as the centre piece of the album.
Pete Townshend's song "The Ferryman" was written for a modern production of Siddhartha in June 1976.
The Slovenian rock band Siddharta was named after the novel.
Ten Mile Tide wrote a song entitled "Siddhartha" which provides a musical version of the novel.
Ralph McTell wrote the song "The Ferryman" also based on the novel for his 1971 album You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here.
The Canadian composer Claude Vivier wrote a piece in 1976 for large orchestra called Siddhartha which was inspired by the book.
The song "The Samanas" written by Doyle Bramhall II refers to the journey of the Samana in this book.
Referenced on the album 'Dark Matter Dreams' by 'Field Division' on the track called 'Siddhartha' and referenced in the track 'Lay Cursed'.
Other cultural references
Fred Mayer published the photographic essay "Homage to Hermann Hesse and his Siddhartha", which is based on Hesse's novel.[10]
In season one of Veronica Mars, episode 19 ("Hot Dogs"), movie star Aaron Echolls (Harry Hamlin) is seen reading Siddhartha on the couch while his two children, Trina and Logan, speak with him.[11]
In the season 7 finale of Shameless on Showtime, Fiona Gallagher finds a copy of Siddhartha in her dead mother, Monica's, belongings. Fiona is seen reading the book throughout the episode and recites an unheard excerpt at Monica's funeral.[12]
In S4E3 of Parks & Recreation, Chris Taeger claims to have speedread the entirety of the novel at a traffic stop.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Siddhartha: eine indische Dichtung by Hermann Hesse - Project Gutenbe…". gutenberg.org. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
Jump up ^ "The Life of Siddhartha Gautama". Webspace.ship.edu. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
Jump up ^ "Gotama". Il226.photobucket.com. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
Jump up ^ Donald McClory Introduction to Hermann Hesse. Siddhartha. Picador. London 1998 pp 24-25.
Jump up ^ Donald McClory introduction to Hermann Hesse. Siddhartha. Picador. London 1998 p26.
Jump up ^ Donald McClory introduction to Hermann Hesse. Siddhartha. Picador. London 1998 pp41-42.
^ Jump up to: a b Ralph Freedman. Hermann Hesse. Pilgrim of Crisis. Jonathan Cape. London. 1979 p 233.
Jump up ^ Ralph Freedman. Hermann Hesse. Pilgrim of Crisis. Jonathan Cape. London. 1979 p 235.
Jump up ^ Eberhard Ostermann. Hermann Hesses Siddhartha. Einführung und Analyse. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012, ISBN 978-1481082808, pp. 130-153.
Jump up ^ "Hommage Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse". Fred Mayer. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
Jump up ^ om (2005-04-19). "Veronica Mars: Hot Dogs Episode Trivia". TV.com. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
Jump up ^ McNutt, Myles. "The Shameless finale serves the forest, but misses the trees". avclub.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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