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olangeeinDichtermitten imLeben und im Schaffensteht,mitten inderlebhaftenDis- kussiondes Tages,wird es auchdem objektivsten Willen kaummöglichsein,einegerechteWürdigung seinesWesenszuerreichen.Besonders schwierigmochte diesbei einerErscheinungwieOttoJuliusBierbaum gewesensein, dessendrängendeundreicheProduktion in denlebendigstenBeziehungenzu derZeitstandund von einem frühenTodemitten unterbrochenschien.
AberschondiekurzeZeit,dieseit seinem1910 erfolg- tenTodeverflossenist,schufdienötigeDistanz,und diestets wachsendeZahlseiner Verehrerund Leser läßtallmählich,abersicherjeneWerkeerkennen,die sichzu bleibenden Werkenkristallisieren.
Willman nun eineUmschreibungdesDichtersver- suchen,sowird man sagen dürfen:alsLhrikervon eigenem Ton undeigenerFarbe,als Erzählerund Dramatiker die ganze weiteSkala vom Behaglichen bis zum Groteskenbeherrschend,haterkeinedichterische Form versucht, ohne siemitKulturundGeistigkeitzu erfüllen.Jhnhaben natürlicheVeranlagungund ge- psiegterGeschmacküberromanischeKultur,derersich verwandt fühlte,zu denQuellenfreienMenschentums, zum antikenHeidentumzurückgeführt.Romantische
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EineverständnisvolleAusgabeseinerWerkesollnun demBedürfnisderwachsendenLesergemeindeentgegew kommen,undderVerlag, derseiteinerReiheVon Jahren dieProduktionBierbaums Verossentlichte, sieht sichzu derehrenvollenAufgabeberufen,die ge- sammelten Schriftenzu einerAusgabezugestalten, die allenAnforderungendesGeschmacksund derechten Pietätgenügensoll. CDurch Vereinbarungmitdem Juselverlag Leipzigund demVerlagSchusterund Löffler,Berlin war esmöglich,auchdienichtindem unterzeichnetenVerlag erschienenenWerke mit in die Ausgabe aufzunehmen.)FürdieseArbeitsicherteer sichdieUnterstützungdernächstenFreundedesDich- ters, dieseinSchafer von denerstenAnfängenbis zuletztmitgleicherTeilnahmebegleiteten,und gewann alsHerausgeberDr. MichaelGeorgConrad und HansBrandenburg,zweicharakteristischeVertreter derbeidenGenerationen,zwischendenenBierbaum
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DieundZeit istseinemnunneuenvorbei,Geistdieverschloß;sichdiesemausMißver-Dichter
ständnisundunter derFührungeinerratlosen Kritik, die dieneueErscheinunginihrenRubrikennichtunter- zubringenvermochte.Auchdiehalb bewundernde,halb ausschließendeHaltung jenerGeschmacksmenschen,die stetsnur dergroteskenundagacierendenGebärde des
»Jongleurs«Wedekind genießerischundselbstgefällig zuklatschte,vermochtefürdieDauerdieWucht nicht abzuschwächen,mit der dieWirkungdesDichters immertieferund weitersichverbreitet. Je mehrman sichvon jenenmüßigenUntersuchungenentfernt,die dasPersönlicheund»Problematische«diesesKünstlers mit derverzwicktestencTerminologievergebenszuer- gründensichbemühte,destoeinleuchtenderwird es,daß esnichtsanderes ist,als diegewaltigeSubstanzdes Werkes selbst,diesobezwingendwirkt,undeserweist sichdabeiauch hierwiebeijedem echtenKunstwerk, daßwirklicherInhaltundGehaltum diesoviel dis- kutierteFormnicht verlegenzuseinbraucht.Wedekind spieltnicht, verbirgt sich nicht,will auch nichtver- blüffen— erwillseineVorstellungundseinenGe- dankenvomLebenstreng, logischundpräziseausdrücken undgeht stetsdenkürzestenWegzudiesemZiel.Wenn
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UmseinVerständniszufördern,wirdernicht müde, alsDarstellerundJnterpret seinereignen Gestalten, alsVorleserundalsVortragendersich einzusetzen, und erlebte dasSchicksalallergroßenMoralisten, daß dieKühnheitihrerneuen ThesensiezunächstinVer- rufundVerdachtbringt,Verderber undZerstörerzu sein.AllmählichundVon selbstfängtdieseMeinung
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