Between Writing and Silence. On the essays of Herta Müller from the perspective of a Polish reader Cover Image

Między pisaniem a milczeniem. O esejach Herty Müller z perspektywy polskiego czytelnika
Between Writing and Silence. On the essays of Herta Müller from the perspective of a Polish reader

Author(s): Adrian Gleń
Subject(s): German Literature, Philosophy of Language, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie
Keywords: Herta Müller’s essays; philosophy of language; mise en abyme; logos; discrepancy of language and reality;

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the truth of language work in Herta Müller’s essays. The author is interested in what way and where the experience of the primal discrepancy between a word and a thing leads the essayist, how it affects her understanding of literature, and what kind of a picture of writing stems from her considerations. Müller’s observations are analysed in the context of the philosophy of the source language. Such a comparative approach leads to an attempt of determining what formulas of language identity and reality can be found in the essays of the German Noble prize-winner

  • Issue Year: 7/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 263-288
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish