TY - JOUR A1 - Knierzinger, Lucas T1 - Wegnetz einer histrionischen Historik : Thomas Klings Vergegenwärtigungen T2 - Colloquium Helveticum : cahiers suisses de littérature générale et comparée 49.2020 N2 - The paper engages with the works of Thomas Kling (1957-2005) and elaborates on the specific incorporation of history in Klings poetics. Kling was both known for his wild style of lyrical performance as well as for his vast knowledge of history. Kling aptly puts the style of his lectures in the tradition of the "histrion", the actor in ancient Rome. The paper argues that the connection of history and the theatricality of the histrion becomes fundamental to his poetics. History is for Kling a material that combines linguistic, cultural and literary references that need a performative elaboration. The paper traces this constellation of performativity and history within Klings early poems and essays. It then turns towards a reading of his poems "Manhattan Mundraum" and "Manhattan Mundraum Zwei". In these poems Kling intertwines the performative aspects of his poetics with an inquiry into the history that has shaped the island of Manhattan and the language of its "Mundraum". KW - Kling, Thomas KW - Manhattan Mundraum KW - Geschichte KW - Performance KW - Histrione KW - Theatralik KW - Mündlichkeit KW - Sprache KW - Kling, Thomas: Manhattan Mundraum Zwei Y1 - 2021 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/64951 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-649514 SN - 978-3-8498-1657-5 SN - 978-3-8498-1703-9 SN - 978-3-8498-1704-6 SN - 0179-3780 VL - 49 SP - 188 EP - 199 PB - Aisthesis CY - Bielefeld ER -