Phenomenological and Semantic Approaches to Paul Celan? (1991)

Gadamer tries to point out the method of decoding Paul Celan's texts. The very formulation of the title indicates that nor semantic neither phenomenological approach can be chosen here as fundamental. Analyzing a poem Du darfst (You can) Gadamer points out that semantic approach is able to disclose the multidimensionality (polysemanticism) of poetic vocabulary, whereas phenomenological approach allows this multidimensionality to speak out, that is, to form the integrity of meaning.