英文摘要 |
The Dinggedicht ("Thing-poem") is a type of poetry that originated in the German-speaking world during the second half of the nineteenth century. In a Dinggedicht poem, a subject is objectively described and vividly represented. Such character of the Dinggedicht strongly suggests that this poetic form intends to imitate the sculptural art. The fact that Conrad Ferdinand Meyer and Rainer Maria Rilke, two of the three most famous Dinggedicht poets, were inspired by the masters of sculpture seems to further affirm the relation between the Dinggedicht and the sculpture. This article attempts to attest the supposition through analyzing C.F. Meyer's four Michelangelo-themed poems and two best-known "thing-poems"-"Der romische Brunnen" by C.F. Meyer and "Der Panther" by R.M. Rilke. The study shows that the best Dinggedicht have many similarities to a work of sculpture. Both the Dinggedicht poet and the sculptor work to depict the image of the subject, grasp its inner dynamical structure, and highlight the expressions and/or gestures that best convey the nature of the subject. A Dinggedicht thus should be considered an invisible sculpture to be represented through words and language in a reader/listener's imagination. |