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Another Meditation on Das Erdbeben in Chili: Heinrich von Kleist and the Work of the Reader
Ist Teil von
The German quarterly, 2008-03, Vol.81 (2), p.137-151
Ort / Verlag
Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr
2008
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Journals
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Heinrich von Kleist's "Das Erdbeben in Chili" (1807) has fascinated readers for two centuries. The tale of Josephe, Jeronimo, and the tiny Philipp combines many elements—a love affair, an illegitimate child, a natural disaster, a massacre outside a house of God—of tremendous storytelling. This article reconsiders the conventional understanding of some parts of this story. It focuses in particular on Kleist's presentation of certain constellations of family members and suggests that the family structure is not as sound as it may seem. By examining some of the mysterious statements and the interactions among the central characters in the story, this article highlights the interpretive challenge that the reader of "Das Erdbeben" faces. It seeks further to illuminate more generally connections among narration, truth and the act of reading.