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In:A Comparative History of the Literary Draft in Europe
Edited by Olga Beloborodova and Dirk Van Hulle
[Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages XXXV] 2024
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1.2.5
German traditions

Between author-centricity and dynamic texts

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Published online: 8 November 2024
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Abstract
In German-speaking countries, scientific, poetological as well as political criteria have shaped literary archives, especially during the nineteenth century – with impact on their selection of manuscripts regarding authors, epochs and genres to the present day. The historical-critical edition and the genetic edition as one of its subtypes can be seen as a product of these circumstances and will be considered in this chapter to point out the varying role of literary drafts on the perception and reception of literary works. This must also include a critical examination of the German editorial tradition that – although a gradual change is emerging – still predominantly concentrates on canonical works.
Article outline
  • Introduction: Benne’s stage model
  • Poetological preconditions of the revaluation of literary drafts
    • The unfinished as the true image of the world
    • Organic growth of texts
  • The materialisation of the holograph by its institutionalisation
    • The Romantic march through the institutions
    • Literary archives in service of the author and nation building
    • (Almost) Everything is about Goethe
  • Conclusion: Rethinking German cultural heritage and the role of editions
  • Notes
  • References
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