This article discusses the theological implications of Adorno’s writings on Beckett by specifically examining their constellative motifs of death, reconciliation, and redemption. It addresses not only their content but also their form, suggesting a mutually stimulating relationship between the two as based both on a negative-dialectical approach and an inverse-theological trajectory. Focusing on Adorno’s discussion of Beckett’s oeuvre as a “metaphysical entity,” the author argues that Adorno’s reading of Beckett is peculiar because it is inextricably tied to his own critical–theological venture. The article claims that Adorno’s reflections on Beckett contain, at their most basic level, meditations on theology in the age of its impossibility.

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贝克特、阿多诺和对虚无的希望：神学不可能时代的沉思

本文通过具体研究阿多诺关于贝克特的著作的死亡、和解和救赎的星座主题，讨论了阿多诺著作的神学含义。它不仅解决了它们的内容，还解决了它们的形式，暗示了两者之间基于否定辩证法和逆神学轨迹的相互刺激的关系。着眼于阿多诺将贝克特的作品作为一个“形而上学实体”的讨论，作者认为阿多诺对贝克特的解读是奇特的，因为它与他自己的批判神学冒险密不可分。文章声称，阿多诺对贝克特的反思，在最基本的层面上，包含了对神学在不可能的时代的思考。