Is the Zerfall der Werte an Essay? Essayismus and its consequences on theory in Die Schlafwandler (H. Broch)
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How are we to consider Hermann Broch's theory of values in "Die Schlafwandler"? The answer is at least partly to be found in the analysis of the nature of the "Zerfall der Werte" itself, of the theory contained in the novel - which raises the question of Essayismus This paper will focus, first, on the reasons why the Zerfall der Werte chapters have been considered as an "essay", through a comparison with essays published in Europe during the 1910's-1930's, to establish what these and the "essayistic" sequences in Die Schlafwandler have in common, and the differences between the latter and the narrative; yet it will become evident that one cannot conclude that the "essayistic" chapters belong to a genre other than the novel in which they are inserted. Consequently, the question of the fictional nature of the Zerfall der Werte chapters will here be raised, first through an analysis of the unique I which is in charge of the story and the essayistic discourse in Die Schlafwandler, then of the examples borrowed by the "essayistic" sequences from the stories.
Quelle validité " philosophique " accorder aux thèses défendues dans "La dégradation des valeurs", chapitres intégrés aux Somnambules ? S'inscrivant dans le cadre de recherches sur " l'essai dans le roman " (Essayismus), cette intervention entend montrer le caractère fictionnel des théories, les replacer dans un contexte européen, et envisager les conséquences logiques sur la portée cognitive du roman.
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