Bollack, Jean

Celan Studies (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics)

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ISBN 13:: 9780804744027
author:: Bollack, Jean
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Stanford University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2003
Pages:: 152
Dimensions:: 127mm X 203mm
Genre:: Poetry & poets: from c 1900 -
Condition:: New
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Peter Szondi's Celan Studies is a critical work that marks an important milestone in the study of Paul Celan, a key German poet of the 20th century. This book consists of three studies, each focusing on a different poem by Celan.

The first study examines the historical shift from poetry that claims to present its object to poetry that only promises to do so. The second study explores how poetic language moves into territory beyond the limits of rational understanding. The third study analyzes the relationship between the historical facts referenced in a poem and its composition, using personal experience as Szondi was with Celan when the poem "Du liegst" was written.

The book also includes Szondi's notes for three additional projected studies on other Celan poems that were left unwritten at the time of his death in 1971. This collection provides valuable insights into Celan's work and its significance, making it a useful resource for scholars and poetry enthusiasts alike.

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