Aufbau wozu. Neues zu H. C. Artmann

Aufbau wozu: Neues zu H. C. Artmann. Hg. von Marc-Oliver Schuster The collection of articles contains new essays about H. C. Artmann (1921-2000). His 75th birthday in 1996, the Georg Büchner Prize in 1997, his death in 2000, and the acquisition of his private library by the City of Vienna in 2004 renewed both academic and public interest. This intensified interest is further nourished by the ongoing discussion about the Wiener Gruppe, by documentations of the cultural life in post-war Vienna, and by the recognition of the long-term influence by Artmann and the Wiener Gruppe on younger writers. From early on, the attention for Artmann was international, and the publication supports this orientation by including contributions from experts from abroad (USA, France, Great Britain, Germany). By introducing new methods and topics within the thematic poles of literary autonomy und contextuality, the twelve contributions cover a representative part of recent research and provide new material concerning methods, textual analysis, comparative interpretation, as well as biographical and bibliographic information. The contributions are ordered according to their thematic generality. The first three contributors discuss Artmann`s poetics and artistry. Monika Schmitz-Emans investigates the magical implications of his "word creatures", whereas Peter Pabisch looks at some of his "I"-figures and self-portraits on the background of his experience of World War II. Michael Backes argues that Artmann`s notion of poetic existence is not just a literary construct but "poesie als weltanschauung" (Konrad Bayer) in the context of the experimental semiotics of the Wiener Gruppe. The fascination of the Wiener Gruppe for baroque literature is the topic of John J. White, who traces this influence in four pastiche-works. Elisabeth Parth, Alexandra Millner and Sonja Kaar dedicate their essays to the dramatic genre. Parth analyses his translation of Alfred Jarry`s Ubu Roi and renders a list of his translations and adaptations. Alexandra Millner pursues the "Lustige Figur" in theatrical pieces by Artmann, Rühm, and Bayer. Sonja Kaar reads the "Dramolett" how lovecraft saved the world in relation to two fantastic stories by H. P. Lovecraft. Jacques Lajarrige (whose article has been translated from French by the editor) and Marc-Oliver Schuster provide detailed analyses of prose texts from the 1960s (Das suchen nach dem gestrigen tag; Frankenstein in Sussex). Alois Brandstetter`s comment on a previous essay (reprinted here in modified form) introduces the problem of academic reception of Artmann, whose current state is discussed by Heide Kunzelmann (in relation to the "Bibliothek H. C. Artmann" in the Wiener Rathausbibliothek) und Martin A. Hainz, who provides an updated bibliography of secondary literature. Following bio-bibliographic information on the authors, an index of names, titles and concepts completes the volume in order to guarantee a reader-friendly use of the book and to instigate further research in Artmann`s work and life.