Univ. Diss. : Freiburg (Bresgau) : 1986.

Dissertation : Literatur : Hamburg, Universität : 1990. / Numérotation dans la collection d'après la CIP et le "Verzeichnis lieferbarer Bücher 1993-1994", celle donnée par l'éditeur (74) étant probablement erronée. Bibliogr. p. 183-193.

Thesis (MA) -- Stellenbosch University, 1978.

This master's thesis seeks to establish a comparison between the lyrical work of the Austrian Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-1973) and the Argentinean Alejandra Pizarnik (1936-1972). First, we draw from the similarities in the lives of both authors. Then, the survey of secondary literature shows that the two writers were the «black sheep» of their literary generation. Finally, our analysis focuses on the last phase of their lyrical production (1963-1966 for Bachmann; 1970-1972 for Pizarnik), most especially on two poems which are considered by the critics to be their «farewell» to poetry : «Keine Delikatessen» [No delicacies] by Bachmann (1963) and «En esta noche, en este mundo» [In this night, in this world] by Pizarnik (1971). We demonstrate that both poets show the same distrust of their medium, language, accompanied by a particular concern for silence, which appears in their respective poems both thematically and formally.

This thesis provides an analysis of the portrayal and function of relationships between women in the following Erzahlungen by Ingeborg Bachmann: "Ein Schritt nach Gomorrha," "Das Gebell," and "Drei Wege zum See." The major research questions include whether there is a similar representation of female-female interactions and a common conception of gender and identity construction arising from these interactions. In addition to offering a unique perspective on relationships between women, this analysis presents "Das Gebell" as the story of two women, rather than one that focuses on the relationship between a mother and her son, which has predominately been the interpretation in the previous literature. Findings indicate that parallels exist in the way women are portrayed in the above three Erzahlungen and that the female-female interactions serve certain common narrative functions in each of these texts.

The author would like to introduce readers to the contemporary composer Jiri Germot. The author focuses on his song collection ?Bachmannlieder? for soprano voice and orchestra. The first part (1) of the work is dedicated to the composer, his life and his journey towards being a composer, plus the different phases of his work and his favourite styles. Due to the lack of existing information about Jiri Germot in literature, the author chose to dedicate the next chapter (2) to interviews with the composer. It was thought to be the best way to introduce readers to the composer`s world and his way of thinking. The third chapter (3) is about the song collection "Bachmannlieder?, about its significance in the reportoire of Jiri Germot, and the definition of it's composition. The last part of the chapter is dedicated to an analysis of the songs and a comparison of "Bachmannlieder? with Jiri Germot`s short composition for piano ?Fünf lirysche Lieder?. The writer Ingeborg Bachmann is closely connected to ?Bachmannlieder? as author of the lyrics. You can read about her in the last chapter (4) of this work. In the attachment you can view the photography of Jiri Germot, both from his youth and recent times, as well as a complete list of his works, which contains also unpublished compositions.

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I trace Jacques Derrida's notions of self and truth in Circumfession. This text paints a gruesome self-portrait depicting the inescapable violence of subjectivity. The self is born in blood. Derrida courageously confesses to being a casualty of this lovelessness. Similarly, exploring the depth of patriarchy's inscriptions requires facing the painful truth of my bleeding self. Investigating these wounds seems to reopen them, making me complicit in my own oppression. Drawing from the rich narrative of Ingeborg Bachmann's novel Malina, I allow feminists such as Helene Cixous, Luce Irigaray, Drucilla Cornell and bell hooks to engage Derrida's notions of the wounded and wounding self. Beginning in this bloody place, they attempt to write a way-out of the disempowering systems of subjectivity to which the female self seems confined. They write in order that love will bleed some light on the struggle for empowered female subjectivity, re-writing the self as a space of love rather than violence.