Ingeborg Bachmann: Sieben Jahre späterYan Anlamın Gücü

Abstract

Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-1973) is among the most important German poets. The poem chosen Sevenyears later (1953) is extraordinary natural with its language and prosodic features. Its open style makesit appropriate to Introduction into poetry courses. It has powerful connotations. The connotations madecarry us to Klagenfurt that could not save itself from the Nazi ideology (typical Austrian problem). Therefore there is no place for romantic homesickness and remembrance to Goethe. The call ofthe poet is out of despair (likewise uniform thinking). There is no need for such a poetry to bescientifically analyzed as the meaning is clear from the text. The clarity of the words tell us more. Thepoet considers himself as a power of change in the social reality. This is still valid in 2013.