Abstract
'Celan's folds and veils' explores the methods of overreading demanded by Celan's poems, in which symbolic, etymologic, metaphoric, literal, material and sociocultural interpretations form not a unity but rather a clash among levels of meaning. The reader's internal articulation of this clash of meanings (and approaches to meaning) is the core function of Celan's poetic work. The essay is centred on a close reading of 'Todtnauberg', a frequently analysed poem about Celan's meeting with Heidegger. The essay concludes with a consideration of Celan in the context of New American poetry. As a supplement, several translations of the poem, including a new homophonic translation by the author, are compared, side by side.
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