Att stilla det inre : Förgörande närhet i Thomas Bernhards Korrektur

Sammanfattning: Intellectual historians have been reluctant to include works of fiction into their field of concerns. Through a reading of Thomas Bernhard’s novel Korrektur (1975), this thesis traces how the philosophical theme of intersubjectivity is investigated in the context of fiction. Particular emphasis is placed on the formal elements of the prose, and on how these elements interact with philosophical themes in the text. Bernhard is seen to assert the destructive impact of interpersonal contact; to severely critique the human effort at understanding other people; and to elaborate a deeply skeptical attitude towards the capacity of language to capture reality.