Karl Dedecius: Der Schöngeist und die Politik. Deutsch-polnische Literaturvermittlung in einem zerklüfteten Gelände: BRD, DDR, VRPl
Karl Dedecius: The aesthete and politics. Mediating literature in a fissured landscape: FRG, GDR, Polish People`s Republic

Summary/Abstract: Karl Dedecius committed his talent and passion to literary translation. During the “Cold War”, he pursued the “harmonising concept” of mediation between languages, cultures, and people. Frictions between the politics and the aesthetics were bound to appear. A balancing act was necessary. In my article, I would like to focus on those traces with the help of translator’s memories as a crucial source.

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