Title Literaturals Erinnerungsmedium: Familieund Zeitgeschichtein Peter Henischs Romanen „Diekleine Figurmeines Vaters“ und „EinesehrkleineFrau“
Title (croatian) Književnost kao medij sjećanja: Obitelj i povijest u romanima Petera Henischa „Maleni očev lik“ i „Majušna žena“
Title (english) Literature as a medium for memory: Family and history in Peter Henisch’s novels “The small figure of my father” and “Averylittlewoman”
Author Natalija Zubak
Mentor Marijana Jeleč (mentor)
Committee member Goran Lovrić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Marijana Jeleč (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Slavija Kabić (član povjerenstva)
Granter University of Zadar (Department of German Studies) Zadar
Defense date and country 2019-03-27, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology German Studies
Abstract Die Literatur ist ein ideales Medium für die Beschäftigung mit Themen, die vergessen sind oder aus anderen Gründen nicht verbalisiert werden. Da die meisten Themen, die mit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zusammenhängen, Gespräche über traumatische Ereignisse anregen, entscheiden sich gewisse Autoren die Quellen wie Fotos, Aufzeichnungen, Dokumente und Ähnliches zu verwenden, anstatt mit den noch lebenden Zeitzeugendarüber zu sprechen. Der berühmte österreichische Schriftsteller Peter Henisch (geb. 1943) entscheidet sich für die Verwendung der Quellen, die ihm zur Verfügung stehen, um sich besser mit der Vergangenheit seiner Familie vertraut zu machen und so zur Entwicklung seiner Identität beizutragen. In seinen Werken „Die kleine Figur meines Vaters“ (1975) und „Eine sehr kleine Frau“ (2007) regt Henisch nicht nur eine Diskussion über die literarischen Gattungen an, sondern auch über die Rolle der Erinnerungen im Leben und über die Frage, ob die Auseinandersetzung mit früheren Generationen wirklich dazu beiträgt, dass man auch sich selbst besser kennen lernt. Alle oben genannten Themen und viele andere werden in dieser Arbeit diskutiert. Die Geschichten werden aus der Perspektive von drei Generationen erzählt, was einen Wechsel der Zeitebenen mit einschließt. Die beiden Werke fokussieren sich darauf, die Vergangenheit der Familie aufzudecken und so bewusst oder unbewusst Erinnerungen an vergangene Tage zu wecken. So wandert Paul Spielmann in „Eine sehr kleine Frau“ durch die Stadt und während er verschiedene Orte besucht, erinnert er sich an die Kindheit und die Gespräche mit seiner Großmutter, die ihn das Erzählen lehrt, während Peter aus dem Werk „Die kleine Figur meines Vaters“ im Gespräch mit seinem noch lebenden Vater versucht, dessen Geschichte zu verstehen, um ihn besser kennenzulernen und schließlich zur eigenen Identitätsstabilisierung beizutragen. Die Themen und Motive wie das Erinnern, der Krieg, die Identität und die Familie kommen in beiden Werken vor und stellen so eine Verbindung zwischen den Werken dar. Beide Romane weisen darauf hin, wie wichtig die Erinnerungen sind, aber auch, dass sie von der Entstehungszeit beeinflusst werden und dass sich die drei Generationen aufgrund dieser Unterschiede gegenseitig nicht verstehen können. Es ist wichtig, sich mit der Vergangenheit der früheren Generationen vertraut zu machen und von ihnen zu lernen, um nicht nur zur eigenen Entwicklung, sondern auch zur Entwicklung der gesamten Gesellschaft beizutragen.
Abstract (croatian) Književnost je idealan medij za bavljenje temama koje su zaboravljene ili o kojima se negovoritakočesto.Međutim,sobziromdavećinatemapovezanihsDrugimsvjetskim ratom potiču razgovore o traumatičnim događajima, umjesto razgovora s preživjelima, autori se često odlučuju za izvore poput fotografije, snimke, dokumenata i slično. Unatoč tome, Peter Henisch (rođ. 1943), poznati austrijski pisac odlučuje se iskoristiti sve raspoložive izvore kako bi se što bolje upoznao s prošlošću svoje obitelji, te tako doprinio razvoju svog identiteta. U svojim djelima „Maleni očev lik“ (1975) i „Majušna žena“ (2007) on ne potiče samo diskusije o književnim rodovima, nego postavlja pitanje o ulozi sjećanja, te da li baveći se prošlošću i starijim generacijama prošlost, ali i sebe zaista možemo bolje upoznati. Sve navedene i mnoge druge teme isprepleću se u odabranim romanima i predmet su analize. U djelima se često opisuju priče iz perspektive likova triju generacija, što dovodi do česte izmjene povijesnih razdoblja. Obadjelase fokusiraju na upoznavanje sprošlošću obitelji,tesetako svjesno ili nesvjesno pobuđuju sjećanja na prošle dane. Tako Paul Spielmann u djelu „Majušna žena“ šetajući gradom, te posjećujući mjesta svoje mladosti potiče sjećanja na razgovore s bakom koja ga je naučila pripovijedati, dok Peter iz djela „Maleni očev lik“ u razgovorima sa svojim još živim ocem, pokušava shvatiti očevu prošlost, te na taj način bolje upoznat njega, a na kraju krajeva pridonijeti i zgradnji svog identiteta. Određene teme i motivi poput sjećanja,rata,identiteta i obitelji pojavljuju se u oba djela, te tako čine jednu poveznicu među njima. Oba romana upućuju na to koliko su sjećanja bitna, ali također da su ona pod utjecajem vremena u kojem su nastala, te da se zbog tih različitosti tri generacije nikada u potpunosti ne mogu razumjeti. Bitno je upoznati se s prošlošću prošlih generacije, te na taj način učiti od njih kako bi doprinijeli ne samo vlastitom razvoju, nego cijelom društvu. Prošlost se ne smije zaboraviti, nego ju treba osvijestiti,te barem putem medija književnosti prenositi dalje na buduće generacije.
Abstract (english) Literature is a perfect medium for dealing with topics that are forgotten or not mentioned so often. However, since most topics related to the Second World War encourage conversations about traumatic events, instead of talking with survivors, authors often decide to use the sources such as photographs, videos, documents, and the like. Despite that, a famous Austrian writer Peter Henisch (born in 1943) decides to use all available resources in order to acquaint himself better with the past of his family while contributing to the development of his identity. The novels “The small figure of my father” and “A very little woman” initiate a discussion about which literary genre the works belong to, which role the memories have in people lives and whether person can actually get to know him/herself better through the past generations. All of the abovetopics and many others can befound inthis work. These works often describe the story from the perspective of the characters from three different generations, what consequently leads to the sudden change of time periods. Both works focus on acquaintance with the family´s past and in that way arouse memories on the past days whether consciously or unconsciously. So Paul Spielmann wanders through the city in “A very little woman” and visits the places from his childhood, which trigger the memories on the conversations with his grandmother, who taught him how to narrate, whereas Peter from the work “The small figure of my father” has a conversation with his still-alive father in order understand his past, and therefore get to know him better and finally contribute to his own identity construction.
Specific topics and motives like memories, war, identity, family appear in both works, and thus make a link between them. Both novels point to the importance of the memories, but also indicate how memories are influenced by the time period in which they are set and that three generations, which differ a lot, can never fully understand each other. It is important to get ourselves acquainted with the past of the past generations and thus learn from them in order to contribute not only to our own development,but to the development of the whole society.
Keywords
Erinnerungen
Suche nach Identität
Erinnerungsauslöser
Zweiter Weltkrieg
Keywords (croatian)
sjećanje
potraga za identitetom
okidači sjećanja
drugi svjetski rat
Keywords (english)
memory
search for identity
memory triggers
Second World War
Language german
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:162:821802
Study programme Title: German Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teaching Course: Teaching Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije njemačkog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije njemačkog jezika i književnosti)
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