The defence of a poet Paul Celan as translator and interpreter of the Nerval’s Chimeras

Within the sphere of the reception of Nerval’s works in Germany, the translations by Paul Celan are of central importance. Being one of the most significant German-speaking poets of the 20th century, Celan substantially influences this reception. Beyond that, as a translator-philologist, he develops an interpretation that, against the current zeitgeist of Nerval studies, maintains its own unique and autonomous place in the understanding of the French poet.