Kafka's The trial : philosophical perspectives / Espen Hammer.
2018
PT2621.A26 P7656 2018
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Title
Kafka's The trial : philosophical perspectives / Espen Hammer.
ISBN
9780190461461 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Language
English
Description
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PT2621.A26 P7656 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
833.912
Summary
'The Trial', written from 1914 to 1915 and published in 1925, is a multifaceted, notoriously difficult manifestation of European literary modernism. Written in a relatively abstract language, it tells the story of Josef K., who is accused of a crime he has no recollection of having committed. The novel has often been interpreted theologically, expressing a form of radical nihilism in a modern world abandoned by God. However, it has just as often been read as a parable of the cold, inhumane rationality of modern bureaucratization. Like many other novels of this turbulent period, it offers a tragic quest-narrative in which the hero's search for truth and clarity progressively leads to greater and greater confusion, ending with his execution. In this volume, the contributors deal with a range of issues arising in this work.
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'The Trial', written from 1914 to 1915 and published in 1925, is a multifaceted, notoriously difficult manifestation of European literary modernism. Written in a relatively abstract language, it tells the story of Josef K., who is accused of a crime he has no recollection of having committed. The novel has often been interpreted theologically, expressing a form of radical nihilism in a modern world abandoned by God. However, it has just as often been read as a parable of the cold, inhumane rationality of modern bureaucratization. Like many other novels of this turbulent period, it offers a tragic quest-narrative in which the hero's search for truth and clarity progressively leads to greater and greater confusion, ending with his execution. In this volume, the contributors deal with a range of issues arising in this work.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 20, 2018).
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Hammer, Espen, editor.
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