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March 30, 2026Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy0 citationsOpen Access

‘Gave Me Back No Words'

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YWYichu WangCornell University

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore Paul Celan's perception of language through the lens of Jacques Derrida's philosophy.
  • Analysis of the Bremen Lecture by Paul Celan.
  • Application of Jacques Derrida's deconstruction theories.
  • Comparative literature review on language and ownership issues.
  • Celan presents language as a shared resource rather than solely personal.
  • Derrida's ideas help clarify the implications of this non-proprietary perspective on poetry.
  • The essay concludes that understanding language in this way can enrich literary analysis.

Abstract

In 1958, Paul Celan gave a short speech now known as the Bremen Lecture in which the Romanian poet casts his relationship with language in a particular non-proprietary light that this essay will reflect on with the help of Jacques Derrida.

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Yichu Wang (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ca1210883daed6ee094c8ehttps://doi.org/10.5195/jffp.2025.1101
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