Ciphering the unnamable through the letter: horror in the poetry of paul celan

The purpose of this text is to addressthe intersection between horrorand war and its expression in thework of Paul Celan. It examinesone of these manifestations, silence,from the perspective of psychoanalysisand then goes on to discussthe ways in which silence occursin poetry. The conclusion is that...

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Autores:
Jiménez Arenas, David
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2014
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/50631
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/50631
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/44629/
Palabra clave:
Cifra
horror
letra
muerte
silencio.
Chiffre
horreur
lettre
mort
silence.
Cipher
horror
letter
death
silence.
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:The purpose of this text is to addressthe intersection between horrorand war and its expression in thework of Paul Celan. It examinesone of these manifestations, silence,from the perspective of psychoanalysisand then goes on to discussthe ways in which silence occursin poetry. The conclusion is thatsilence arises due to the impossibilityof ciphering horror by resortingto the letter.