Schwarzer Karneval - Heiner Müllers Poetik des Grotesken

This study attempts to reconstruct Heiner Müller's poetics of the grotesque in the context of literary history, interpreting it as a response to the crises, upheaval, and historical catastrophes of the 20th century. This is the first such essay on an author who repeatedly made poetological statements in his writings and interviews but, unlike Brecht, Dürrenmatt, or Hacks, did not leave behind an explicit treatise on poetics.

Autorentext

Mirjam Meuser, Theater Heilbronn und Berlin.