Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15291/gem.4361
Theodor Däubler’s Intercultural Mythopoetry
László V. Szabó
; Pannonian University of Veszprém/University of J. Seyle Komorn
Abstract
Whereas the German-Austrian poet Theodor Däubler (1875-1934)
is generally regarded as an expressionist, the paper is trying to go
beyond this cliché by interpreting him as an outstanding modern
representative of mythopoetry. Däubler is thereby discussed within
the frame of alternative, uncanonized discourses upon myths and
modern poetry in the first half of the 20th century, represented, for
instance, by Rudolf Pannwitz, one of Däubler’s best pen friends and
connoisseurs. The paper also discusses some of Däubler’s mythical
poems as well as his essay on Delos, emphasizing his mediating role
between modern German and ancient Mediterranean (Greek) cultural
spaces. Finally, some of the major aspects of Däubler’s project
on Greece, as revealed mainly on the grounds of his manuscripts, will
be taken into consideration.
Keywords
mythology, mythopoetry, modern German poetry, intercultural space, Greece
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312047
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Publication date:
22.12.2023.
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