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TY - JOUR
T1 - Doom and Bloom: Friederike Mayröcker's Anthropocene Lateness
AU - Thomas, Nicola
PY - 2023/1/19
Y1 - 2023/1/19
N2 - This article argues that the work of Friederike Mayröcker brings into focus the idea of a 'lateness' distinctive to the Anthropocene. A close reading of the poem 'tropisches Knabenkraut, wild, im Schnabel' demonstrates how interspecies encounters lead to the coming together of asynchronous Umwelten. This raises complex questions about temporality, in relation to language, writing and the human lifespan, Mayröcker's own 'late style' and the notion of a specific lateness present in Anthropocene theory. Extending existing ideas about lateness and late style, the article concludes that Mayröcker's work registers and reveals the distinctive belatedness of the Anthropocene.
AB - This article argues that the work of Friederike Mayröcker brings into focus the idea of a 'lateness' distinctive to the Anthropocene. A close reading of the poem 'tropisches Knabenkraut, wild, im Schnabel' demonstrates how interspecies encounters lead to the coming together of asynchronous Umwelten. This raises complex questions about temporality, in relation to language, writing and the human lifespan, Mayröcker's own 'late style' and the notion of a specific lateness present in Anthropocene theory. Extending existing ideas about lateness and late style, the article concludes that Mayröcker's work registers and reveals the distinctive belatedness of the Anthropocene.
U2 - 10.1353/aus.2022.0010
DO - 10.1353/aus.2022.0010
M3 - Journal article
VL - 30
SP - 99
EP - 112
JO - Austrian Studies
JF - Austrian Studies
SN - 1350-7532
ER -