The Course of Remembrance and Other Essays on HölderlinFriedrich Hlderlin (1770 1843) has long been recognized as one of the greatest poets of the German language, but his importance to philosophy has surfaced only comparatively recently. Although Schelling and Hegel acknowledged Hlderlin early on as their equal, for a long time his philosophical thought remained unknown outside the small circle of his friends. Among the most prominent figures in the rediscovery of Hlderlin's thought is Dieter Henrich,