Hugo von Hofmannsthal e l’anacronismo epistolare

Abstract

Epistolary writing, by virtue of its “anachronism” (Adorno), perfectly
epitomizes Hofmannsthal’s Poetics. On one side, the form of the letter
reveals the impossibility of an individual expressive immediacy, highlighting
the evanescence of the subject. On the other side it is a privileged
means to engage in a dialogue with the past