Clear-cut literature

Explanation

A term for deliberately unornamented German-language post-war literature that sought a linguistic and moral break with compromised traditions. It reduces expression in order to seek, after historical destruction, a credible language of beginnings, inventory, and restraint.

Example

Short main clauses name hunger, ruins, and homecoming without pathetic commentary.

Counterexample

Merely mentioning “Clear-cut literature” without the described function is not a sufficient example.

Distinction

Not all concise post-war prose is clear-cut literature; the programmatic linguistic new beginning is decisive.

Effect on thought and perception

It reduces expression in order to seek, after historical destruction, a credible language of beginnings, inventory, and restraint.

Resonance

In the atlas, Clear-cut literature closes 1 previously unresolved reference line(s) and opens controlled paths of thought.

Etymology

Technical core term; individual etymological review pending

Provenance

ATLAS 241 residual-case triage → profile candidate 241-B → source and neighbourhood cross-check → ATLAS 243

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Clear-cut literature“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-CORE-243-005. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-CORE-243-005

https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-CORE-243-005