MODERNITÄT EINES MYTHOS. DIE LABYRINTHMETAPHER IN FRIEDRICH DÜRRENMATTS BALLADE MINOTAURUS1

The main aim of this paper is to show that the labyrinth myth can still offer new possibilities of interpretation and spread diverse metaphorical dimensions before the reader even though the thesis is stated that its fading in its metaphorical function. Examining the example of the Minotaur-lay by Dürrenmatt it is shown that the modern labyrinth-variation is not solely limited to its aesthetic playfulness, but it should rather be understood as a pictorial response to the condition of the people living in the postmodern era.