The Cambridge introduction to Franz Kafka / Carolin Duttlinger.

The Cambridge introduction to Franz Kafka / Carolin Duttlinger.

9780521757713 paperback
0521757711 paperback
9780521760386 hardcover
0521760380 hardcover

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

English

xvii, 153 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

PT2621.A26 Z6783 2013

833/.912

Franz Kafka (1883-1924) is one of the most influential of modern authors, whose darkly fascinating novels and stories - where themes such as power, punishment and alienation loom large - have become emblematic of modern life. This Introduction offers a clear and accessible account of Kafka's life, work and literary influence and overturns many myths surrounding them. His texts are in fact far more engaging, diverse, light-hearted and ironic than is commonly suggested by cliche;s of 'the Kafkaesque'. And, once explored in detail, they are less difficult and impenetrable than is often assumed. Through close analysis of their style, imagery and narrative perspective, Carolin Duttlinger aims to give readers the confidence to (re-)discover Kafka's works without constant recourse to the mantras of critical orthodoxy. In addition, she situates Kafka's texts within their wider cultural, historical and political contexts illustrating how they respond to the concerns of their age, and of our own.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-146) and index.

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