Western Art and Jewish Presence in the Work of Paul Celan Roots and Ramifications of the "Meridian" Speech

Western Art and Jewish Presence in the Work of Paul Celan examines “The Meridian” as a base from which to explore the poet’s work as a whole, following the speech’s connections to its sources and to poems written before and after. The discussion focuses on the complex dialogue between Celan’s Jewishness and his vocation as a Western writer.