Zum Canettischen Literaturbegriff. Von der Topie zur Expressiven Kultur

Abstract

The autbor reconstructs Canetti's conception of literature on the basis of his essays. This conception was developed in 1936. At its base there is a genetically anthropological conception. Canetti calls in question the immediate moral influence of literature, and what follows its specific role. In Canetti's conception of literature a desideratum is contained of a new vision of culture - expressive culture.