Ein geselliger Misanthrop: das Verlangen nach Räumen des Zusammenlebens im Werk THOMAS BERNHARDS
A Sociable Misanthrope: The Longing for Spaces of Coexistence in THOMAS BERNHARD’S Work

Summary/Abstract: This article argues that the concept of coexistence plays a central role in the works of the Austrian writer THOMAS BERNHARD, thus refuting the widespread notion that his literature is characterized by negativity and misanthropy. The article is based on some postulates of THEODOR W. ADORNO’S Aesthetic Theory, which elucidate the negative component in Bernhard‘s literature. This interpretation is also related to KLAUS P. HANSEN’S collective theory. Thus, the role of art and literature in redesigning spaces of coexistence is emphasized.

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