Paul Celan and Martin Heidegger : an unresolved conversation, 1951-1970 / James K. Lyon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lyon, James K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poets, German--20th century--Biography.

Poets, German.

Celan, Paul.

Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976--Influence.

Heidegger, Martin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing heavily on documentary material--including Celan's reading notes on more than two dozen works by Heidegger, the philosopher's written response to the poet's "Meridianspeech, and references to Heidegger in Celan's letters--Lyon presents a focused perspective on this critical aspect of the poet's intellectual development and provides important insights into his relationship with Heidegger, transforming previous conceptions of it.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

1 The Repulsion and Attraction of Opposites

2 Approaching Heidegger: Celan Reads Being and Time, 1952-1953

3 "Connecting" with Heidegger, 1952-1954

4 Earliest Traces of Heidegger in Celan's Works, 1953-1954

5 Celan's Notebook on What Is Called Thinking and Introduction to Metaphysics, 1954

6 Doubts Grow and Problems Arise, 1954-1956

7 More Appropriations from Heidegger: The Principle of Reason, 1957

8 Drawing on and Withdrawing from Heidegger, 1958

9 Mounting Cognitive Dissonance, Growing Independence, 1959-1960

10 Heidegger as Catalyst: Celan Begins to Write His Own Poetics, 1959-1960

11 The Meridian: An "Implicit Dialogue with Heidegger," 1960

12 Descending into the "Loneliest Loneliness," 1960-1961

13 The Dialogue Continues: Heidegger Reads Celan's "Meridian," 1960-1961

14 "An Epoch-Making Encounter": Freiburg and Todtnauberg, 1967

15 "Todtnauberg" and Its Aftermath, 1967-1968

16 Heidegger's Thought and Language in Celan: Similarities, Affinities, Borrowings

17 Unresolved Contradictions: The Last Years, 1968-1970

18 A Conclusion of Sorts

Appendix. Celan's Known Readings of Works by Heidegger

Notes

Works Cited

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Z

Illustrations.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-243) and index.

ISBN:

0-8018-8913-8

OCLC:

213305608