Language:
English
Year of publication:
1990
Titel der Quelle:
Prooftexts; a Journal of Jewish Literary History
Angaben zur Quelle:
10,1 (1990) 149-175
Keywords:
Celan, Paul Poetic works
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature
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German poetry Jewish authors 20th century
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Jewish literature History and criticism
Abstract:
Delivered as a lecture at the University of Cincinnati, 1988. Presents a textual analysis of Celan's poem "Die Winzer" ("The Vintagers") and of the author's English translation. Contends that this poem, like most of Celan's work, bears witness to the Holocaust, even if the reference is not explicit. The vintagers are not poets, as has been thought, but they are Holocaust survivors who reap the grief of the tragic events they experienced. Asserts that Celan's use of repetition is his way of coping with the inadequacy of language - of the German language with its dark history - to speak the unspeakable.
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