The Law of Poetry: Studies in Hölderlin’s Poetics

Charles Lewis

The Law of Poetry
Studies in Hölderlin’s Poetics

Charles Lewis

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J. C. F. Hölderlin (1770-1843), German poet

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Germanic Literatures 18

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23 September 2019 • 224pp

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The place of Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) in European literature is assured, and his significance for the development of German philosophy widely acknowledged. Here the focus is more specifically upon his poetics: a body of reflections on the nature of poetry and the meaning of the poet's vocation. These are found in poems and letters, in difficult (and often fragmentary) theoretical writings, and — in the case of the 'Pindar Fragments' — texts in which the distinction between poetry and theoretical reflection seems to be overcome. Although Hölderlin's poetics is considered from various points of view, the themes that emerge most frequently are Hölderlin's notion of a 'poetic law' or 'poetic logic', and his conception of tragedy and of what might be called the 'anti-tragic'. Also included is a new translation of Hölderlin's 'Notes' on Sophocles, which are here provided with a commentary.

Charles Lewis received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Cambridge University. He has taught at Princeton University, and held an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship at the Free University, Berlin.

Reviews:

‘[D]as zweite Kapitel [erschließt] Neuland: Dass Kleanthes’ Hymne an Zeus für die Eigentümlichkeit des anrufenden Gestus der Ode Natur und Kunst formativ gewesen sein könnte, stellt einen eindrücklichen Befund dar (33, 42 f., 55). Aus den produktiven Differenzen zur Hymne leitet Lewis anschaulich jene Kritik her, die Hölderlins poetologische Ode vollzieht, wenn sie die Anbetung Jupiters an dessen Eingedenken seiner Herkunft knüpft (43 f.). ... Lewis’ Studie beleuchtet durch innovative Ansätze die selbstreflexive Gestaltung poetischer Formen, wie Hölderlins Werk sie zeigt, und nähert sich so dem im Titel exponierten ‘poetischen Gesetz’.’ — Lisa Memmeler, Hölderlin-Jahrbuch 42, 2021, 325-328
‘The achievements of the first part of Lewis’s monograph are complemented by a second part consisting of a new translation into English of both Hölderlin’s “Sophocles-Anmerkungen” and his fragment on “[d]ie Bedeutung der Tragödien,” along with extensive notes contextualizing Hölderlin’s interpretive gestures within his broader œuvre as well as within current debates in classical philology. In this respect, Lewis’s translations mediate not only between Hölderlin’s German and modern English, but also between a poetic commentary from the early nineteenth century and contemporary scholarship, continuing the “poetic logic” that he traces in Hölderlin, whose precise formulations also open to other voices before and after “his” time. The proximity of Lewis’s English rendition to Hölderlin’s German, as well as his erudite commentaries, will also make his translations a resource for future scholars and readers of Hölderlin.’ — Kristina Mendicino, Monatshefte 113.4, 2021, 688-691

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ix-ix	Acknowledgements Charles Lewis doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km00z.3	Cite
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x-x	Note On Editions and Translations Charles Lewis doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km00z.4	Cite
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xi-xii	Abbreviations and Conventions Charles Lewis doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km00z.5	Cite
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1-6	Introduction Charles Lewis doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km00z.6	Cite
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9-36	Chapter 1 Hölderlin and the Dialogue of Genres Charles Lewis doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km00z.7	Cite
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37-56	Chapter 2 Hölderlin’s Ode ‘Natur Und Kunst Oder Saturn Und Jupiter’ and Cleanthes’ ‘Hymn To Zeus’ Charles Lewis doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km00z.8	Cite
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57-82	Chapter 3 the One-Sided Surface and the Wechsel Der Töne Charles Lewis doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km00z.9	Cite
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83-100	Chapter 4 Boileau and ‘Longinus’ in Hölderlin’s Sophokles-Anmerkungen Charles Lewis doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km00z.10	Cite
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101-120	Chapter 5 Hölderlin On Tragedy and Paradox Charles Lewis doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km00z.11	Cite
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121-144	Chapter 6 the Tragic and the Anti-Tragic: Pindarfragmente and Nachtgesänge Charles Lewis doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km00z.12	Cite
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147-184	the Sophokles-Anmerkungen Charles Lewis doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km00z.13	Cite
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185-186	Die Bedeutung der Tragödien ... Charles Lewis doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km00z.14	Cite
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187-204	Bibliography Charles Lewis doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km00z.15	Cite
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205-212	Index Charles Lewis doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km00z.16	Cite
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The Law of PoetryStudies in Hölderlin’s Poetics

Charles Lewis

The Law of Poetry
Studies in Hölderlin’s Poetics