The year is 1794 & Fritz, passionate, idealistic & brilliant, is seeking his father’s permission to announce his engagement to his heart’s desire: twelve-year-old Sophie. His astounded family & friends are amused & disturbed by his betrothal. What can he be thinking?
Tracing the dramatic early years of the young German who was to become the great romantic poet & philosopher Novalis, ‘ The Blue Flower’ is a masterpiece of invention, evoking the past with a reality that we can almost feel.