Sprache – die Mitte der Welt Dichtung – die Mitte der Sprache

Abstract

Art seemingly responds to a universal anthropologic need for art, caused by what the philosopher Schelling designates as the “unendlichen Mangel am Sein”. Its answer is based on the dense presence of the artwork. The form of the poem as exploration of the medium of language will be exemplarily elaborated on in the following analysis.