The ninth volume of the historical-critical edition of the works of Ferdinand von Saar contains the two narratives "Dissonanzen" and "Die Familie Worel" (published 1900 and 1905 respectively). Both works are presented in the text of the manuscript...
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The ninth volume of the historical-critical edition of the works of Ferdinand von Saar contains the two narratives "Dissonanzen" and "Die Familie Worel" (published 1900 and 1905 respectively). Both works are presented in the text of the manuscript and with full accompanying critical apparatus. The interpretation concentrates on the author's artistic methods and the socio-political background. It transpires that in his final years von Saar (1833-1906) attempted to overcome what was for him an extremely painful discrepancy between tradition and modernity by resorting to a superordinate poetological ploy: the character of Graf Erwin appears in the two stories both as narrator and as protagonist, thus representing a referential figure for the political and poetological tensions rampant around the turn of the century. Nationalism and socialism appear as the motive forces operative in this period, but in Saar's vision the individual is not freed of his accountability in the face of history. He remains responsible both for his deeds and his words. Der neunte Band der historisch-kritischen Saar-Ausgabe vereinigt die zwei Erzählungen >>Dissonanzen<< und >>Die Familie Worel<< (erschienen 1900 bzw. 1905). Beide Werke werden auch im Text der Handschrift mit integralem Apparat wiedergegeben. Die Deutung konzentriert sich auf die künstlerischen Darstellungsmittel und die sozialpolitischen Bezüge. Es zeigt sich, daß Ferdinand von Saar (1833-1906) in seinen letzten Lebensjahren versucht hat, den für ihn so schmerzlichen Zwiespalt zwischen Tradition und Moderne in einem werkübergreifenden poetischen Konzept zu überbrücken: Die Figur des Grafen Erwin, die beiden Erzählungen angehört, wird sowohl handelnd als auch erzählend eingesetzt und stellt damit eine Referenzfigur für die politischen und poetologischen Spannungen der Jahrhundertwende dar. Nationalismus und Sozialismus scheinen die Triebkräfte dieser Zeit zu sein, aber bei Saar bleibt das Individuum vor der Geschichte verantwortlich - für seine Handlungen und für seine Reden.. - The ninth volume of the historical-critical edition of the works of Ferdinand von Saar contains the two narratives "Dissonanzen" and "Die Familie Worel" (published 1900 and 1905 respectively). Both works are presented in the text of the manuscript and with full accompanying critical apparatus. The interpretation concentrates on the author's artistic methods and the socio-political background. It transpires that in his final years von Saar (1833-1906) attempted to overcome what was for him an extremely painful discrepancy between tradition and modernity by resorting to a superordinate poetological ploy: the character of Graf Erwin appears in the two stories both as narrator and as protagonist, thus representing a referential figure for the political and poetological tensions rampant around the turn of the century. Nationalism and socialism appear as the motive forces operative in this period, but in Saar's vision the individual is not freed of his accountability in the face of history. He remains responsible both for his deeds and his words.
