„Vielleicht Hoffnung“ Noch ein Versuch über Paul Celans Sprachgitter

Abstract

Paul Celan often reflects over the possibility of realising, recognising, and „knowing“ an Other and Reality through poetry. In so doing, he locates his poetry within the cognitive realm. From this perspective the poem „Sprachgitter“ as well as the metaphor of „Sprachgitter“- which determines Celan’s understanding of language in the late 1950s – can be further interpreted. In this essay, the poem „Sprachgitter“ is interpreted as a process of recognition, realised through two actions: concentration and opening. Other poetological texts and letters of Paul Celan will be analysed from this perspective.