Camilla Miglio's essay, titled "„Namen“ und „Samen“, „Aue“ und „Salue“. Die befleckte Empfängnis der Poesie in Benedicta und der Walliser Elegie" (Names and Seeds, Meadow and Salutation. The Defiled Conception of Poetry in Benedicta and the Valais Elegy), explores the erotic, theological, and historical dimensions of Paul Celan's poetics through an in-depth analysis of his poems "Benedicta" and "Walliser Elegie" [previous summary, 6]. The work focuses on key concepts such as "Selbstverhältnis" (self-relationship) – understood as the constitution of the self mediated by the socio-cultural environment, an experience of pain/pleasure and "attention" that manifests as a radical "Ich-Es-Geschehen" (I-It event) and an "exposing" of poetry – and the "Genesis-Gelände" (genesis-territory), a dynamic and generative space where words like "Samen" (seed) and "pneumatisches" (pneumatic) assume crucial significance. Miglio highlights how Celanian poetry is a site of intertwining between Jewish and Christian traditions, often represented by a "Jewish 'I'" dialoguing with a "non-Jewish (Christian) 'you'". The poems "Benedicta" and "Walliser Elegie" illustrate this "reciprocal fertilization between languages and traditions", connected to the seminal character of the Logos – re-semantized by Celan in relation to ancient Greco-Hebraic-Christian and alchemical tradition – and the Pneuma, understood in its multifaceted meanings. The author delves into the complex sexual and generative dimension, where concepts such as "Logos" and "Samen" (seed) in "Benedicta," and "Aue" (meadow/valley) associated with Mary and "Vagina" in the "Walliser Elegie," are intrinsically linked to poetic creation and the search for a new "Liebes- und Lebensdiskurses" (discourse of love and life). The essay culminates in the argument of the "befleckte Empfängnis der Poesie" (defiled conception of poetry), proposing that Celan's poetic experience is shaped through the destruction of paternal genealogy, loss, and suffering. Poetry is not "pure and immaculate," but rather a "damaged conception" that, through a "strong erotic experience of generativity and seminality" (Pneuma, Sperma, Birth, Names, Seed, Vagina), allows for an "inversion of the Christian line of thought". It is, therefore, intrinsically "stained" yet profoundly generative, refounding creation, identity, and tradition through an intensely personal, erotic, and theologically charged language.
Il saggio di Camilla Miglio, intitolato "„Namen“ und „Samen“, „Aue“ und „Salue“. Die befleckte Empfängnis der Poesie in Benedicta und der Walliser Elegie", esplora le dimensioni erotica, teologica e storica della poetica di Paul Celan attraverso un'analisi approfondita delle poesie "Benedicta" e "Walliser Elegie" [previous summary, 6]. Il lavoro si concentra su concetti chiave quali il "Selbstverhältnis" – inteso come la costituzione del sé mediata dall'ambiente socio-culturale, un'esperienza di dolore/piacere e di "attenzione" che si manifesta come radicale "Ich-Es-Geschehen" e un "esporsi" della poesia – e il "Genesis-Gelände", uno spazio dinamico e generativo dove parole come "Samen" e "pneumatisches" assumono valenza cruciale. Miglio evidenzia come la poesia celaniana sia un sito di intreccio tra tradizioni ebraiche e cristiane, spesso rappresentato da un "io ebraico" che dialoga con un "tu non ebraico (cristiano)". Le poesie "Benedicta" e "Walliser Elegie" illustrano questa "reciproca fertilizzazione tra lingue e tradizioni", connesse al carattere spermatico del Logos – risemantizzato da Celan in relazione all'antica tradizione greco-ebraico-cristiana e alchemica – e al Pneuma, inteso in una valenza multiforme. L'autrice approfondisce la complessa dimensione sessuale e generativa, dove concetti come "Logos" e "Samen" (seme) in "Benedicta" e "Aue" (vallata/prato) associato a Maria e "Vagina" nella "Walliser Elegie" sono intrinsecamente legati alla creazione poetica e alla ricerca di un nuovo "Liebes- und Lebensdiskurses". Il saggio culmina nell'argomento della "befleckte Empfängnis der Poesie", proponendo che l'esperienza poetica di Celan si plasmi attraverso la distruzione della genealogia paterna, la perdita e la sofferenza. La poesia non è "pura e immacolata", ma piuttosto una "concezione danneggiata" che, attraverso una "forte esperienza erotica di generatività e seminalità" (Pneuma, Sperma, Nascita, Nomi, Seme, Vagina), consente una "inversione della linea di pensiero cristiano". Essa è, pertanto, intrinsecamente "macchiata" ma profondamente generativa, rifondando creazione, identità e tradizione attraverso un linguaggio intensamente personale, erotico e teologicamente carico.
"Namen" und "Samen", "Aue" und "Salue". Die befleckte Empfängnis der Poesie in Celans "Benedicta" und "Walliser Elegie" / Miglio, Camilla. - (2025), pp. 41-70.
"Namen" und "Samen", "Aue" und "Salue". Die befleckte Empfängnis der Poesie in Celans "Benedicta" und "Walliser Elegie"
Camilla Miglio
2025
Abstract
Camilla Miglio's essay, titled "„Namen“ und „Samen“, „Aue“ und „Salue“. Die befleckte Empfängnis der Poesie in Benedicta und der Walliser Elegie" (Names and Seeds, Meadow and Salutation. The Defiled Conception of Poetry in Benedicta and the Valais Elegy), explores the erotic, theological, and historical dimensions of Paul Celan's poetics through an in-depth analysis of his poems "Benedicta" and "Walliser Elegie" [previous summary, 6]. The work focuses on key concepts such as "Selbstverhältnis" (self-relationship) – understood as the constitution of the self mediated by the socio-cultural environment, an experience of pain/pleasure and "attention" that manifests as a radical "Ich-Es-Geschehen" (I-It event) and an "exposing" of poetry – and the "Genesis-Gelände" (genesis-territory), a dynamic and generative space where words like "Samen" (seed) and "pneumatisches" (pneumatic) assume crucial significance. Miglio highlights how Celanian poetry is a site of intertwining between Jewish and Christian traditions, often represented by a "Jewish 'I'" dialoguing with a "non-Jewish (Christian) 'you'". The poems "Benedicta" and "Walliser Elegie" illustrate this "reciprocal fertilization between languages and traditions", connected to the seminal character of the Logos – re-semantized by Celan in relation to ancient Greco-Hebraic-Christian and alchemical tradition – and the Pneuma, understood in its multifaceted meanings. The author delves into the complex sexual and generative dimension, where concepts such as "Logos" and "Samen" (seed) in "Benedicta," and "Aue" (meadow/valley) associated with Mary and "Vagina" in the "Walliser Elegie," are intrinsically linked to poetic creation and the search for a new "Liebes- und Lebensdiskurses" (discourse of love and life). The essay culminates in the argument of the "befleckte Empfängnis der Poesie" (defiled conception of poetry), proposing that Celan's poetic experience is shaped through the destruction of paternal genealogy, loss, and suffering. Poetry is not "pure and immaculate," but rather a "damaged conception" that, through a "strong erotic experience of generativity and seminality" (Pneuma, Sperma, Birth, Names, Seed, Vagina), allows for an "inversion of the Christian line of thought". It is, therefore, intrinsically "stained" yet profoundly generative, refounding creation, identity, and tradition through an intensely personal, erotic, and theologically charged language.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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