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Abstract
This study contrasts two writings to demonstrate how semiotic discourses serve as sources of inspiration leading beyond academic responses to the creative composition of fictional texts. It will be shown how Saussure's theory of the sign purveyed the raw material for a short story by Peter Bichsel and how Plato's Cratylus provided the blueprint for two central characters in a novel by Joseph Roth. Using the conspicuous example of Bichsel's short story as a springboard to outline the creative technique called semiomimesis, the indepth analysis of Roth's Hotel Savoy affords a full explanation of what constitutes semiomimetic art.
Published Online: 2010-11-04
Published in Print: 2010-October
© 2010 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/New York
