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- Title
Schrijven na Auschwitz, na apartheid, na de digital turn.
- Authors
T'Sjoen, Yves
- Abstract
In this paper I discuss the concept of "engaged poetry" and the position of poetry with a so-called ethic dimension in the digital era. Taking the famous aphorism by Theodor W. Adorno as a starting point--"Nach Auschwitz ein Gedicht zu schreiben, ist barbarisch" ("After Auschwitz writing poetry is barbaric")--and the two different interpretations of that statement formulated by the philosopher himself, I consider the relevance of the term "engaged literature". I am aware that this article not only summarizes Adorno's points of view, but I also present my own personal poetics as an academic and as a reader of modern poetry. I refer to contemporary poetry of Afrikaans in South Africa and Dutch, more particularly literature in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, to illustrate my point.
- Subjects
POETRY appreciation; LITERARY criticism; POETRY (Literary form); ADORNO, Theodor W., 1903-1969; AFRIKAANS poetry; SOUTH African poetry
- Publication
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, 2015, Vol 52, Issue 1, p94
- ISSN
0041-476X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4314/tvl.v52i1.7