Jaccottet

Summary

Dominique Pagani mentions Philippe Jaccottet almost always in connection with Hölderlin. He presents him as the editor of the Hölderlin volume in the Pléiade and its main translator1. This reminder recurs from one session to another, from 2019 to 2024, in varied contexts: Chateaubriand, Nietzsche, the question of roots and migration, Clouscard. He calls him a "delicate poet" and an "excellent poet"2. In 2023, he introduces a poem by Hölderlin through Jaccottet's note in the Pléiade edition, so as not to use superlatives himself3. The same year, he takes from him an observation about Hölderlin as a child: his stupor before the river4. In 2024, he adds a personal memory: he knew him in the Drôme5. In these passages, he does not comment on Jaccottet's own poetry. He refers to him mainly as a translator and reader of Hölderlin.

1. 1Hölderlin, poetry and politics19 Mar 2022 · 19:13
2. 2#15 Nietzsche: philosophical or musical relevance? Answers to questions23 Jun 2022 · 1:05:13
3. 3Roots or migration? From analytical reverie to current events, from Hölderlin to the war17 Feb 2023 · 16:45
4. 4A springtime of the peoples?18 Mar 2023 · 1:25:43
5. 5Clouscard: The metamorphoses of class struggle2 Sept 2024 · 29:00

Summary produced automatically from 6 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.