Dear Richard et al., > > Hmm. Somewhere at the back of my mind I recall a bibliography that lists an > article on Juenger written by Reich-Ranicki. If my memory serves my well > than the bibliographic details are as follows: > > "Ein Dichter in Uniform", published, I think, in March 1975 in the > "Muenchner AZ" newspaper (most probably in connection with Juenger's 80th > birthday) > > Unfortunately I haven't got access to my private little Juenger archive at > the moment and can't confirm this bit of information. Can anyone help? John? > Olaf? >
Sorry 'bout not answering any earlier: My attempts to track that article down led to nada. Munich papers aren't easily available in the heart of Prussia, I guess. Have you found the thingy in your archive yet? I think it would be interesting to read and would even constitute some kind of minor "scoop" I guess. The Muenchner AZ, Ranicki's publisher or even the old man himself might be interested... Greetings from Berlin Olaf In re "Die Schere": I think the central sentence in the whole book, one that might even sum up the whole Jünger, is: "Letzthin geht es darum, dass etwas geglaubt, nicht dass es bewiesen wird" (p.78) I think there's something in Jünger that appeals to all of us (it would be different bits for each and every one) that we can't put in words and that falls apart as soon as we try to defend it on a rational level. Still, it's there, or we (or at least I9 wouldn't be here. And then there's other bits that make me scream (and I 'm not talking about fascism or Kälte or what have you, but about the sheer banality of some of his utterances). -- Olaf Schroeter __________________________________________________ mailto:[email protected]
