"Nachdenklichkeit bleib stets bei mir": die Ambivalenz der Melancholie in Hugo von Hofmannsthals Werk
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Rombach Wissenschaft
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Baden-Baden
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2020
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1 Online-Ressource (591 S.;)
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Deutsch
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Abstract:
Seit der Antike wird die Melancholie von Denkern, Dichtern und Künstlern sowohl verteufelt als auch zur Muse erklärt: Die vorliegende Arbeit zeigt, dass Hugo von Hofmannsthal in seinem Werk Repräsentationen und Bewertungen des Phänomens aufgreift, die aus einer über 2500 Jahre währenden Diskursgeschichte stammen. In dieser Assemblage wird die Idee der schöpferischen und der destruktiven Schwermut sichtbar, die in Verbindung mit Künstlertum und Krankheit steht. Bahnbrechende Texte von Robert Burton, John Milton und Walter Benjamin stehen ebenso im Zentrum der Studie wie die melancholischen Protagonisten und Randfiguren, die im Gewand von Hamlet, Pierrot oder dem Menschenfeind in Erscheinung treten. Außerdem verbirgt sich die Schwermut in Bildern und körperlichen Gesten, die Hofmannsthals Texte, insbesondere zahlreiche Fragmente, aufgreifen. Zwischen Dichtung, den bildenden Künsten und dem Tanz entsteht so ein Netz aus intermedialen und intertextuellen Bezügen, die das ambivalente Wesen der Melancholie zum Ausdruck bringen. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Gerhart-Baumann-Preis 2019.
Since ancient times, the melancholy of thinkers, writers and artists has been declared as both a thorn in their side and a source of their creative inspiration. This book reveals that, in his works, Hugo von Hofmannsthal draws on representations and evaluations of this phenomenon, which stem from a historical discourse that lasted over 2500 years. This collection of depictions and appraisals sheds light on the idea of melancholy being both inspirational and destructive in terms of artistic output. This study focuses on groundbreaking texts by Robert Burton, John Milton and Walter Benjamin as well as melancholic protagonists and peripheral characters, who appear in the guise of Hamlet, Pierrot and misanthropes. Melancholy can also be found in pictures and gestures, which Hofmannsthal’s texts, particularly his numerous textual fragments, draw on. Consequently, this study highlights a network of cross-medium and intertextual relations between literature, the fine arts and dance, which convey the ambiguous nature of melancholy. This book was awarded the Gerhart Baumann Prize in 2019.
Since ancient times, the melancholy of thinkers, writers and artists has been declared as both a thorn in their side and a source of their creative inspiration. This book reveals that, in his works, Hugo von Hofmannsthal draws on representations and evaluations of this phenomenon, which stem from a historical discourse that lasted over 2500 years. This collection of depictions and appraisals sheds light on the idea of melancholy being both inspirational and destructive in terms of artistic output. This study focuses on groundbreaking texts by Robert Burton, John Milton and Walter Benjamin as well as melancholic protagonists and peripheral characters, who appear in the guise of Hamlet, Pierrot and misanthropes. Melancholy can also be found in pictures and gestures, which Hofmannsthal’s texts, particularly his numerous textual fragments, draw on. Consequently, this study highlights a network of cross-medium and intertextual relations between literature, the fine arts and dance, which convey the ambiguous nature of melancholy. This book was awarded the Gerhart Baumann Prize in 2019.
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Christine von Lossau
Dissertation Universität Freiburg 2019
Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet 20220215 DISS pdager DE-25
Dissertation Universität Freiburg 2019
Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet 20220215 DISS pdager DE-25
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Forschungsbibliothek Gotha
Schloss Friedenstein
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
+49 361 737-5540
bibliothek.gotha(at)uni-erfurt.de
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