Aesthetics of Resistance, Volume I

Weiss Peter Weiss, Neugroschel Joachim Neugroschel

Description

A major literary event, the publication of this masterly translation makes one of the towering works of twentieth-century German literature available to English-speaking readers for the first time. The three-volume novel The Aesthetics of Resistance is the crowning achievement of Peter Weiss, the internationally renowned dramatist best known for his play Marat/Sade. The first volume, presented here, was initially published in Germany in 1975; the third and final volume appeared in 1981, just six months before Weiss's death.Spanning the period from the late 1930s to World War II, this historical novel dramatizes antifascist resistance and the rise and fall of proletarian political parties in Europe. Living in Berlin in 1937, the unnamed narrator and his peers-sixteen- and seventeen-year-old working-class students-seek ways to express their hatred for the Nazi regime. They meet in museums and galleries, and in their discussions they explore the affinity between political resistance and art, the connection at the heart of Weiss's novel. Weiss suggests that meaning lies in embracing resistance, no matter how intense the oppression, and that we must look to art for new models of political action and social understanding. The novel includes extended meditations on paintings, sculpture, and literature. Moving from the Berlin underground to the front lines of the Spanish Civil War and on to other parts of Europe, the story teems with characters, almost all of whom are based on historical figures. The Aesthetics of Resistance is one of the truly great works of postwar German literature and an essential resource for understanding twentieth-century German history.

Sujets

• Literary theory

Informations

• Publié par: Duke University Press
• Date de parution: 22 juin 2005
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780822386940
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

The Aesthetics of Resistance Volume 

P E T E R W E I S S

THE AESTHETICS OF RESISTANCE Volume I

Tàŝlàé by Joàçîm Néûoŝçél • Wî à foéwo by Féîç Jàméŝo & à loŝŝày by Robé Çoé

D U K E U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S Dûàm à Loo 

Thé pûîcàîô ô hîs ôk às sûppôé y à à ôm hé Gôéhé-Isîû. ©  Dûké Uîésîy Péss A îhs éséé ©  Jôàchîm Néûôsché, Eîsh àsàîô Pîé î hé Uîé Sàés ô Améîcà ô àcî-éé pàpé  Typésé y Tsé Iômàîô Syséms î Tûmp Méîàéà. Lîày ô Côéss Cààôî î Pûîcàîô àà àppéà ô hé às pîé pàé ô hîs ôôk. Té Āéŝéîçŝ of Réŝîŝàçé, ôûmé , às ôîîày pûîshé àsDîé Äŝéîk éŝ Wîéŝàŝ, ôûm é  (Fàkû: Sûhkàmp Véà, ). Sécô pîî, 

Contents

Fôéô: A Môûmé ô Ràîcà Isàs, y Féîc Jàmésô

Té Āéŝéîçŝ of Réŝîŝàçé, ôûmé 

Gôssày, y Rôé Côhé

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Foreword: A Monument to Radical Instants Féîç Jàméŝo

Té Āéŝéîçŝ of Réŝîŝàçé, Péé Wéîss’s héé-ôûmé hîsôîcà ôé àôû hé sûés ô hé Gémà Cômmûîs àî-Hîéîà éôks ôm  ô hé é ô Wô Wà II, màks à pôéû îééîô î Gémà hîsôîôàphy, ô môé pécîséy îô hé sésé ô hîsôy à hé côsûcîô ô hé pàs î hîch Gémàs à éîss ô hé às é- càé ô hé Cô Wà sî îé: à îééîô é î ôh hé Gémà Wés à hé Gémà Eàs (î às pûîshé î ôh côûîés) à cû- î àcôss, hîé àckôéî, hé séîé pôémîcs àôû Sàîîsm sî cûé î hà péîô. Pôshûmôûsy (Wéîss îé sîx môhs àé hé pûîcàîô ô hé fià ôûmé î ), î ô hàs à sîîficà ôé ô pày î hé hîsôîcîy à ûîé Gémày mûs côsûc î ôé ô îcôpôàé hé éxpéîécé ô hé Gémà Démôcàîc Répûîc—à pô- ém îsày cômpààé ô hé îéécûà à hîsôîôàphîc àppô- pîàîô ô hé cômpéx à àîé îé ô ô hé côqûéé Sôûh àé hé Améîcà Cîî Wà. Thé é Gémày îs écéssàîy î séàch ô à é îsîô ô îs ô pàs, à hé éy mômé hé Hîsôy, hîch î ô sôp ô hà éffô ô HééîàE-îéûà écôsûcîô ô cô- écîé îéîy, îs àôû ô àsô Gémày à îs éîhôs îô sômé é à àé, àsàîôà ûîy (à hé sàmé îmé hà î héàés ô àû éé hé àûôômy ô hà é ûîy îô hé éé àé éôks ô à à-sûsûmî àé càpîàîs ôàîzàîô). Bû hîs îs ô mééy à ôcà Gémà àéà: sûch îémmàs àsô cô- ô hé Lé î ééà î hé ô ôày; à hé môîficàîô ô Gé- mày’s sésé ô îs ô àîcàîsms à éôûîôày împûsés mûs écéssàîy côîûé ô hé écôsûcîô ô à ôîé é îsîô ô îs ôcàîô à îs pôssîîîîés î à séémîy pôs-éôûîôày ô sîûàîô î hîch càpîàîsm à hé éé-éxpàî pééàîô

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ô hé éé màké àé cômmôy é ô é hécéôh ûchàéé. Bû hé àîûé ô hé écôsûcîô ô hé ôméméàs hà sômé ûûé Gémà àîcàîsm î éméé î ûéxpécé ôms ôm hôsé côqûéé pôîcés, à éméé îhôû àî, îké à éà éô- ûîôày mômés, éy mûch àccôî ô Béjàmî’s méssîàîc fi- ûés: ‘‘Eéy sécô ô îmé îs hé sàî àé hôûh hîch Méssîàh mày 1 éé.’’ Thûs héé ôô hé méssîàîc pépààîô ô à éîh ô hé Lé î Gémày, à ôû ô îs ôé éôûîôày àîîôs, sàs às à àé- ôy ô hé Lé î ééà: Sàî, hé cûûés à sàéîés ô Sôîé Cômmûîsm, hé Léîîs îmésîô îsé, î éé é éô, ô îs sûch à éîh éé ésîàé ô éôûîôày împûsés (sûch às hôsé é- pîcé î Péé Wéîss’s ôé) hîch épôé, éàé, à ôàhé sô mày ô hé hîs àssôcîàé îh hé ô Sôîé Uîô; û î î ôy é ôû ô à ûflîchî côémpàîô ô hé pàs, ààçkowléméô î (ô ûsé Sàéy Càé’s kéyô), hà hé àîcà Nôûm ô sômé é pô- îîcà à éôûîôày môémé cà sûé, ûécôîzàé, à séém- îy îhôû àî. Bû hîs côémpàîô îs ô éqûîé î ôé ô ‘‘éà ôm hé pàs à àôî îs mîsàkés’’—à sîy ôîô à és; ô éîhé ô ‘‘màké àmés’’ à côéss hé ûî ô hé Sàîîs péîô— ô ûî îs ôh à pààyzî împûsé à à àsk î hîch, î pôpéy cô- sîéé, îûày ééyôé î hé ô mîh é é îôé. Ràhé, jûs às î hé àmîîà îàécîc ô hé Cômmûîs péîô (éflécé ôé à ôé ààî î hé ééss îscûssîôs à éàés hôûhôûTé Āéŝéîçŝ of Réŝîŝàçé), ô hîch hé éésé ô hé Sôîé Uîô às ôh împôssîé à ûàôîàé, sô ô hé îéà ô hé Sôîé péîô, hé mémôy ô hà îmmésé hîsôîcà éxpéîécé, ôôks ô éôû, éé hôûh héé cà é ô éàssûî ày ô ‘‘cômî ô éms îh î.’’ Sûch à côôàîô îh hé pàs mûs àsô écéssàîy îcûé hé ésîsàcé ô î à hé îsûs îh hîch (Wés) Gémà éàés ôày éé hé ôé pôîîcà îéàûé ô hé Wés Gémà Gûppé  pé-ûîficàîô 2 îés, às é às hà hîch pôsmôé éàés î ééà î ô hé ô éà pàs ô hé îéà yéàs à ô Wô Wà II—à ôéôm sôméîmés mîé îh cûîôûs sàs ô ôsàîà, à séhéé y côsûméîs hàîs ô hîch hé ôûmôé à hé ô-àshîôé àé sôméhô môé îôéàé hà hé pàpàé shôîéss ô mûch ô hà îs ûy côémpôày. Théé îs ô îh ày ô éàî îh hé pàs— ôéûéss îs ô môé héàpéûîc hà à mésméîzàîô y pésîsé àûmà; û hîsôy îs ô màé ûp ô pàssî àshîôs hîch yôû àé éé ô îscà ô épàcé. Sî, hé àéîé ô Péé Wéîss’s ôé cà é éx- pàîé y hé hîsôîcày môîfié ôé î îs càé ûpô ô pày î hîs

é pôs–Cô Wà péîô, sô îfféé ôm hé sî ééîshy pôîîcà sîûàîô ô hé éày Gémà s. Thîs îs hé éxcûsé (àô îh hé û- àmîîàîy ô hé ôk ô éàés ôûsîé Gémày ô Séé) ô àî à côémpôày côôàîô îh hîs éx ô hé àéày ôûmîôûs 3 cîîcà ôk ô Péé Wéîss. Yé hé àcîé îééîô î hé pàs, hé éû ô hé ôy ôô àmî- îà îémmàs ô à ôîé é pôîîcs î hé Hîé éà—û hîs îmé éyô hé séîé àéàîé ô àpôôîà ô sîé àî-Cômmûîsm— hîs îs ô hé ôy ôcàîô ô hîs ‘‘ôé,’’ ô hé ôy îéécûà cô- éx î hîch îs ôîîàîy à pôé cà é é. Thé ûàôîàé éé- écés hà hàé àéày éé màé ô mémôy, côécîé à îîîûà àîké, émî ûs hà ô ôô ô î hé às é yéàs hàé kô à éé- îsh péôccûpàîô îh hîsôîcà mémôy (à àsô àûôîôàphy), îh 4 môûî à méàchôîà, à fiày îh hé Hôôcàûs îsé. Té Āéŝéîçŝ of Réŝîŝàçécômmémôàés pôîîcà àîûé à ééà, û scàcéy ôéôôks hé physîcà sûfféî à màyôm hà àccômpà- îé sûch ééà; à ô hîs àsô î îshés ô pôîé, ô à môûmé ô sômé sô (hé qûésîô ô môûmés îs àsô ôé ô hé ûî îssûés ô ôû péîô), û àhé à màchîé ô éîî hà shééy côpôéà àôy. 5 Thîs îs ô à ésîmôy, éîhé, hà îéssés mîh pîôûsy écô à péséé: û àhé à îmméîàcy ô hé ôy à hé àûîshé mî hîch é àé ôûséés càé ûpô ô éàésé y ày ô éàî. I îs à pécûîày jûxàpôsé sé ô màéîàs: spàséy séécé yé îî à- scàpés àô îh îéîôs à ôôms hîch hàé à îfféé ûcîô; hé îsûà éssôs ô mày pàîîs; à fiày hé shéé sûfféî ô ôîés hôsé pîmày séxûàîy (chàséy àsé ôm hésé pàés) îs épàcé y pàî. Péé Wéîss hàs hîs côîûîô ô màké ô cûé héôîés ô hé ôy às é às ô hé àîé fiûà ô îéécûà, ô sôméîmés ô- éss ô împôssîé, môés ô àppôàchî sôméhî îké hé Hôôcàûs. Yé, hîs îs ô à ôôk àôû hé Hôôcàûs, I hîk, àhôûh à pàcé îs màé ô hà îhî î. Sî, î ôû é éôûh ô émémé hé cî- îqûés àéssé ô hîs Aûschîz pày,Té Ivéŝîàîo—hà î î Jés éé àssîmîàé ûàccépày ô hé ôhé îcîms, môs ôày ô Côm- mûîss; hà hé éé às hééy sîppé ô îs ûîqûéy Jéîsh méà- 6 î —à épôàch hîch cà é pôôé ô héĀéŝéîçŝàs é (éspîé Péé Wéîss’s ô hà-Jéîsh ôîîs)—ô éàîzé hà hé ôk càô é càîmé ô Hôôcàûs îéàûé à hé Hôôcàûs àîîô. Bû î cé- àîy émàîs céà ô à hé hémés à héôéîcà qûésîôs àîsé y hé éàé ôé hà îéàûé, ôm hà ô hé împôssîîîy ô épé- séàîô à hé ày ô hà ô hé ûsés ô mémôy.

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