Abstract The paper investigates a specific period in the history of unreliable narration, or, more precisely, of its mimetic variation that is based on ontological misinformation. Using the example of three German-language literary texts of classical modernism, the functions and conditions of success of the literary device in question are analyzed. A comparison of the interpretation of reality offered by the texts allows for the construction of a cultural-historical tendency of development; however, the examined texts seem to position themselves chronologically in a retrograde manner to that tendency. Reasons for this paradox are explained in regards to the – particularly political – functionalization of the myth in classical modernism. The analysis of the requirements for a successful deception of the recipient is based on three narratological criteria. An examination of how these criteria are (or are not) met in the chosen texts reveals a need for more terminological refinement and additionally inspires a fundamental reinterpretation of one of the case examples.

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Aufschlussreich, wenn gut Gebaut: Die Zuverlässigkeit des unzuverlässigen Erzählens bei Perutz, Lernet-Holenia und Hesse

摘要 本文研究了不可靠叙述历史上的一个特定时期，或者更准确地说，是基于本体错误信息的模仿变异。以古典现代主义的三个德语文学文本为例，分析了所讨论的文学装置的功能和成功条件。比较文本所提供的对现实的解释，可以构建一种文化历史发展趋势；然而，被审查的文本似乎以一种逆行的方式按时间顺序将自己定位到这种趋势。这个悖论的原因是关于古典现代主义神话的——特别是政治——功能化的解释。成功欺骗接受者的要求分析基于三个叙事学标准。对所选文本中如何满足（或不满足）这些标准的检查表明需要对术语进行更多的改进，另外还激发了对其中一个案例的基本重新解释。