(Auto)ritratti di dèi decaduti: “Die Götter im Exil” di Heinrich Heine
This essay aims to enlighten the motive of exile in Heinrich Heine’s Die Götter im Exil from both a historical-political and a psychological perspective. Heine’s essay offers an uncanny, yet satirical, scenario in which the author identifies with figures of fallen Greek-Roman gods, thus outlining a...
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2021-12-01
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| description | This essay aims to enlighten the motive of exile in Heinrich Heine’s Die Götter im Exil from both a historical-political and a psychological perspective. Heine’s essay offers an uncanny, yet satirical, scenario in which the author identifies with figures of fallen Greek-Roman gods, thus outlining a sort of polytheistic self-portrait. After considering the fall of his political ideals and the onset of his disease, each exiled god is analysed as a symbol of Heine’s inner laceration, whereas their exile eventually represents a performative act of leaving or dying. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a4dad1716e534efbae6be37e185d8c162022-12-22T00:26:05ZengFirenze University PressLea1824-484X2021-12-011010.13128/lea-1824-484x-12919(Auto)ritratti di dèi decaduti: “Die Götter im Exil” di Heinrich HeineArianna Amatruda0Università di FirenzeThis essay aims to enlighten the motive of exile in Heinrich Heine’s Die Götter im Exil from both a historical-political and a psychological perspective. Heine’s essay offers an uncanny, yet satirical, scenario in which the author identifies with figures of fallen Greek-Roman gods, thus outlining a sort of polytheistic self-portrait. After considering the fall of his political ideals and the onset of his disease, each exiled god is analysed as a symbol of Heine’s inner laceration, whereas their exile eventually represents a performative act of leaving or dying.https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-lea/article/view/12919 |
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