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Hölderlins Hymne “Der Ister” (SS 1942) (1984) ERSTER TEIL – Das Dichten des Wesens der Ströme – die Ister-Hymne ZWEITER TEIL – Die griechische Deutung des Menschen in Sophokles’ Antigone DRITTER TEIL – Hölderlins Dichten des Wesens des Dichters als Halbgott  

PART ONE POETIZING THE ESSENCE OF THE RIVERS THE ISTER HYMN §1. The theme of the lecture course: remarks on Hölderlin’s hymnal poetry a) The Ister hymn b) Discussion of the opening line: “Now come, fire!” §2. Hymnal poetry as poetizing the essence of the rivers II §3. The metaphysical interpretation of art §4. Höderlin’s…

We think we are educated as to what πόλις means. For whatever the πόλις is must “naturally” be determined with respect to the “political.” Presumably the “political” and the πόλις will be connected. The question remains, however, as to how this connection must be thought in the instance. Evidently, the “political” is that which belongs…