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Julia, oder, Die Gemälde: Scenen aus dem Novecento
German
100 pages, Hardcover
First published January 18, 1983
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Arno Schmidt
238 books211 followersArno Schmidt, in full Arno Otto Schmidt, (born January 18, 1914, Hamburg-Hamm, Germany—died June 3, 1979, Celle), novelist, translator, and critic, whose experimental prose established him as the preeminent Modernist of 20th-century German literature.
With roots in both German Romanticism and Expressionism, he attempted to develop modern prose forms that correspond more closely to the workings of the conscious and subconscious mind and to revitalize a literary language that he considered debased by Nazism and war.
The influence of James Joyce and Sigmund Freud are apparent in both a collection of short stories, Kühe in Halbtrauer (1964; Country Matters), and, most especially, in Zettels Traum (1970; Bottom’s Dream)—a three-columned, more than 1,300-page, photo-offset typescript, centring on the mind and works of Poe. It was then that Schmidt developed his theory of “etyms,” the morphemes of language that betray subconscious desires. Two further works on the same grand scale are the “novella-comedy” Die Schule der Atheisten (1972; School for Atheists) and Abend mit Goldrand (1975; Evening Edged in Gold), a dream-scape that has as its focal point Hiëronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights and that has come to be regarded as his finest and most mature work.
Schmidt was a man of vast autodidactic learning and Rabelaisian humour. Though complex and sometimes daunting, his works are enriched by inventive language and imbued with a profound commitment to humanity’s intellectual achievements.
With roots in both German Romanticism and Expressionism, he attempted to develop modern prose forms that correspond more closely to the workings of the conscious and subconscious mind and to revitalize a literary language that he considered debased by Nazism and war.
The influence of James Joyce and Sigmund Freud are apparent in both a collection of short stories, Kühe in Halbtrauer (1964; Country Matters), and, most especially, in Zettels Traum (1970; Bottom’s Dream)—a three-columned, more than 1,300-page, photo-offset typescript, centring on the mind and works of Poe. It was then that Schmidt developed his theory of “etyms,” the morphemes of language that betray subconscious desires. Two further works on the same grand scale are the “novella-comedy” Die Schule der Atheisten (1972; School for Atheists) and Abend mit Goldrand (1975; Evening Edged in Gold), a dream-scape that has as its focal point Hiëronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights and that has come to be regarded as his finest and most mature work.
Schmidt was a man of vast autodidactic learning and Rabelaisian humour. Though complex and sometimes daunting, his works are enriched by inventive language and imbued with a profound commitment to humanity’s intellectual achievements.
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September 18, 2015Emergence [Edit]
With the collection of material Schmidt began in 1976; the beginning of the transcript can be traced to the early morning of February 10, 1979. The last line was written on May 30 the same year. On the morning of May 31 1979 Schmidt suffered a stroke, the consequences of which he died on 3 June 1979th The last written by him machine set, quasi the motto of his life reads:
"> Iss diligence 'ne virtue (Should we have yet before off another question):?> Is diligence for People & Pets easy (life) necessity'?"
- Julia, or the painting: Bargfelder edition, p.141
Action [Edit]
The action takes place in a as a kind Bückeburg signified place in "Fürstenhof" now and portrays a few days. Heiko Postma saw it as a return to the beginnings of Fouqué -Research Schmidts because that was stationed here as a young officer and pulled the Undine from the waters of the Steinhuder sea. It's summer vacation mood - as it is more common with the author, as in his seascape with Pocahontas - and it's the year 1979. The story arc was originally drawn up in the late autumn of 1990 levels.
The novel, in dialogue form design has been completed only about a third and can no longer be completely reconstructed from the available material.
A plotline which may emerge, is the love story about a girl who was the aging, heart disease Leonhard Jhering on a "medium good" painting by January Mytens seen (1614-1670) at the castle. In Jhering many traits of the author are as alter ego has been incorporated; the name is indicated in the appended list of persons as a pseudonym (Jhering has the same birthday, but is 110 years older than Schmidt and has the same verfasserisches written work on). All persons on the list will receive their characteristics by specifying their respective reading. In Jhering everything (im) possible, especially the band 3 is Pfennig = magazine listed from 1835th The aging writer (65 or "Lord of '64 000 Tag''n") is staying at the hotel Fürstenhof with family Kühne - father Karl, mother Hedwig and son Nino. Also on board the theologisierende teacher Ekkehard smoke that is highly educated, and the feminist secretary Sheila Wangel, the flashy reptile attributes are given. There is breakfast in a nice atmosphere and made a boat trip on the Steinhuder Meer z. B.. Nino, very enthusiastic about his calculator, calculate logarithms - the old fad of the author who first looked at the board created by him as his life's work. During free time, among other things, the castle is open to visitors. There a meeting with the titled as "Castellan" Castle leaders (75) will take place. His reading is with Lorber stated. In the castle Jhering encounters the title character Julia, which can be seen in the form of an approximately 10-year-old girl in a painting of the "four sisters of Orange". In the course of this action leaves her image and is invisible present.
Finally, the book Jhering should vanish with her back in the picture and show there with her immortalized as paintings. A reversal in Tina or about immortality thesis shown that on Earth written traces noncontaminating can not finally die. Outside the castle you meet a 15-year-old, "1001" called lover of fairy tale collection of Arabian Nights. This gives the author the opportunity to comment extensively the various editions and translations of the fairy tale collection. The author has considered in the book its reader community with other literary respects, to the more familiar part Lovecraft - he also influenced by the Arabian Nights - but also completely forgotten Thesmar.
Reception [edit]
A turnaround in the appreciation of the late work of Schmidt headed Stefan Voigt one. His thesis of the rotational turn of the early work as an attempt to describe real, towards the free construction of reality, must meet only literary criteria, has opened a wide view of the work.
References [edit]
Zettelkasten 1 1984th
Zettelkasten 4 1986th
Zettelkasten 6 1988th
Weblink [Edit]
Alexis Eideneier: deception, falsehood, illusion. Reviews for Stefan Voigt: In the resolution terms. Knowledge models in Arno Schmidt's late work. Aisthesis Verlag, Bielefeld 1999, ISBN 3-89528-239-1. to: literaturkritik.de
With the collection of material Schmidt began in 1976; the beginning of the transcript can be traced to the early morning of February 10, 1979. The last line was written on May 30 the same year. On the morning of May 31 1979 Schmidt suffered a stroke, the consequences of which he died on 3 June 1979th The last written by him machine set, quasi the motto of his life reads:
"> Iss diligence 'ne virtue (Should we have yet before off another question):?> Is diligence for People & Pets easy (life) necessity'?"
- Julia, or the painting: Bargfelder edition, p.141
Action [Edit]
The action takes place in a as a kind Bückeburg signified place in "Fürstenhof" now and portrays a few days. Heiko Postma saw it as a return to the beginnings of Fouqué -Research Schmidts because that was stationed here as a young officer and pulled the Undine from the waters of the Steinhuder sea. It's summer vacation mood - as it is more common with the author, as in his seascape with Pocahontas - and it's the year 1979. The story arc was originally drawn up in the late autumn of 1990 levels.
The novel, in dialogue form design has been completed only about a third and can no longer be completely reconstructed from the available material.
A plotline which may emerge, is the love story about a girl who was the aging, heart disease Leonhard Jhering on a "medium good" painting by January Mytens seen (1614-1670) at the castle. In Jhering many traits of the author are as alter ego has been incorporated; the name is indicated in the appended list of persons as a pseudonym (Jhering has the same birthday, but is 110 years older than Schmidt and has the same verfasserisches written work on). All persons on the list will receive their characteristics by specifying their respective reading. In Jhering everything (im) possible, especially the band 3 is Pfennig = magazine listed from 1835th The aging writer (65 or "Lord of '64 000 Tag''n") is staying at the hotel Fürstenhof with family Kühne - father Karl, mother Hedwig and son Nino. Also on board the theologisierende teacher Ekkehard smoke that is highly educated, and the feminist secretary Sheila Wangel, the flashy reptile attributes are given. There is breakfast in a nice atmosphere and made a boat trip on the Steinhuder Meer z. B.. Nino, very enthusiastic about his calculator, calculate logarithms - the old fad of the author who first looked at the board created by him as his life's work. During free time, among other things, the castle is open to visitors. There a meeting with the titled as "Castellan" Castle leaders (75) will take place. His reading is with Lorber stated. In the castle Jhering encounters the title character Julia, which can be seen in the form of an approximately 10-year-old girl in a painting of the "four sisters of Orange". In the course of this action leaves her image and is invisible present.
Finally, the book Jhering should vanish with her back in the picture and show there with her immortalized as paintings. A reversal in Tina or about immortality thesis shown that on Earth written traces noncontaminating can not finally die. Outside the castle you meet a 15-year-old, "1001" called lover of fairy tale collection of Arabian Nights. This gives the author the opportunity to comment extensively the various editions and translations of the fairy tale collection. The author has considered in the book its reader community with other literary respects, to the more familiar part Lovecraft - he also influenced by the Arabian Nights - but also completely forgotten Thesmar.
Reception [edit]
A turnaround in the appreciation of the late work of Schmidt headed Stefan Voigt one. His thesis of the rotational turn of the early work as an attempt to describe real, towards the free construction of reality, must meet only literary criteria, has opened a wide view of the work.
References [edit]
Zettelkasten 1 1984th
Zettelkasten 4 1986th
Zettelkasten 6 1988th
Weblink [Edit]
Alexis Eideneier: deception, falsehood, illusion. Reviews for Stefan Voigt: In the resolution terms. Knowledge models in Arno Schmidt's late work. Aisthesis Verlag, Bielefeld 1999, ISBN 3-89528-239-1. to: literaturkritik.de
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