Article

Benjamin's Theory of the Lyric

Author

• • David E. Wellbery
  • Stanford University

Abstract

The paper reconstructs the argument of Benjamin's early Hölderlin essay, with special emphasis on the notion of das Gedichtete. This notion is shown to name a fundamental dissonance between two semiotic modalities, graphics and Gestalt.

Keywords: Hölderlin, Walter Benjamin, poetic language, lyric, das Gedichtete, graphics, Gestalt

How to Cite: Wellbery, D. E. (1986) “Benjamin's Theory of the Lyric”, Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature. 11(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2334-4415.1188