[Cz-L] Paul Celan - First Publication (AGORA)

Dear Bianca et al...

Inspired by our correspondence on the first publication of the "Todesfuge" and directed by Irene, I'm a bit proud of having succeeded to aquire the original volume (no. 772/1026) of AGORA, the Romanian periodical, which published first of all Paul Celan's poems. I've updated my online exhibition "Black Milk, Schwarze Milch... "

http://czernowitzart.blogspot.de/

by introducing a new page displaying all three poems published by AGORA in May 1947, as far as we know, Paul Celan's very first publication.:

http://czernowitzart.blogspot.de/2013/05/agora-first-publications-german.html

AGORA was a very curageous and fascinating multicultural (Romanian, Italian, German, French, Russian) literary experiment in post-WW2 Romania. An "International Collection of Art and Literature", edited by Ion Caraion and Virgil Ierunca under the auspices of the King Michael I Foundation. A few months later, on December 30, 1947 King Michael I was forced at gunpoint to abdicate and on January 3, 1948 he left the country; so the first edition of AGORA remained the only one as well. BTW, Alfred Sperber, another Bukovinian, is among the authors and translators.

You will notice, dear Bianca, that I added a link to your book "Pathways to Paul Celan - A History of Critical Responses as a Chorus of Discordant Voices" to the side bar of the above mentioned online exhibition. We are proud of having you, as a renowned Celan expert, in our midst.

Let me close this mail by quoting the - English! - epigraph of AGORA: "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever (KEATS)"

Edgar Hauster • MacBook
Lent • The Netherlands

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> Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Help Recognize / Translate
> From: brosenth_at_calpoly.edu
> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:09:23 -0700
> CC: czernowitz-l_at_list.cornell.edu
> To: bconcept_at_hotmail.com
>
> Dear Edgar,
> In 1981, I participated in the Celan-Kolloquium in Bucharest which was organized by Dr.Uwe Martin the
> director of the Kulturinstitut der Bundesrepublik Deutschland and the Writers' Union of the Socialist
> Republic of Romania. My presentation was entitled: "Quellen zum frühen Paul Celan: Der Alfred Margul-
> Sperber-Nachlass jn Bukarest". The meeting was a fascinating experience because it reunited a large number of people
> who had played an important role during Celan's Bucharest years, among them Petre Solomon who was instrumental
> re the Romanian publication of "Todesfuge" (tango) as well as Ion Caraion, the editor of "Agora".
> As you can imagine, all kinds of rumors and stories circulated. Keep in mind that much info re Celan,
> especially his early years, remains "gesperrt" until 2020.
>
> By the way, I like your blog and pictures. Thank you.
> Best regards,
> Bianca R.
> On Apr 22, 2013, at 11:12 AM, Edgar Hauster <bconcept_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Bianca,
>>
>> Thank you so much for your hint concerning the first publication of Paul Celan's "Death Fugue" in Romanian language. I do know, that Celan published several poems in "Agora", but I'm very in doubt, if this applies to the "Death Fugue" too. John Felstiner from Stanford mentioned as follows:
>>
>> "'Todesfuge' first appeared not in German but in Romanian (it was Celan's first published poem and his first under the name 'Celan'). In May 1947, the Bucharest magazine Contemporanul printed Petre Solomon's translation..." [John Felstiner - Paul Celan: Poet, Survivor, Jew - Yale University Press, New Haven and London]
>>
>> http://czernowitzart.blogspot.nl/2011/07/deathfugue-first-publication.html
>>
>> An earlier publication of the "Death Fugue" would be in fact a most fascinating find. Do you have any evidence for that?
>>
>> Warmest wishes to you, dear Bianca, and I looking forward to reading your comment!
>>
>>
>> Edgar Hauster • MacBook
>> Lent • The Netherlands
>>
>>
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