Auf dem Totenbett eine Komödie zu schreiben. Thomas Bernhard e la morfologia dell’esaurimento

Abstract

The paper aims to show how the tension between thought and nature that imbues the work of Thomas Bernhard can be explained as a morphology of exhaustion. The underpinning of our research is a close comparison with Aldo Gargani’s essay La frase infinita (1990), and in particular his specific portrayal of thought as a perpetual correction mechanism leading to the self-destruction of the subject and, ultimately, of the world surrounding him. Hence, the only saving grace lies in writing.