Peter Schäfer's essay Paul Celan's Golem is an ingenious combination of research into the history of ideas and interpretation of poetry. In the first part of the essay, the author presents the Golem legend in its historical development. The subsequent interpretation of Celan's poem “Einem, der vor der Tür stand” from the 1963 book Die Niemandsrose elucidates how Celan's text inscribes itself into the old legend of the magical power over the destructive protector of Jews, not only those of Prague. Peter Schäfer, corresponding member of the British Academy, taught Jewish Studies at Princeton University and was Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin from 2014 to 2019.
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Copyright year
2025
ISBN-Print
978-3-465-04669-1
ISBN-Online
978-3-465-14669-8
Publisher
Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main
Series
Klostermann Essay
Volume
11
Language
German
Pages
132
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Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 6
Einleitung No access Pages 7 - 18
Ursprung: Bibel, Rabbinen, »Buch der Schöpfung« No access
Die »Frommen von Aschkenas«:selbstgenügsames Ritual No access
Zweckbestimmung: der machtbewusste Diener No access
Rabbi Löw und der Prager Golem: Zerstörungswut No access
Kämpfer gegen die Ritualmordlegende No access
2. Das Gedicht EINEM, DER VOR DER TÜR STAND No access Pages 79 - 132
