Franz Kafka (1883-1983) : his craft and thought / edited by Roman Struc and J.C. Yardley ; essays by Charles Bernheimer ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Struc, Roman.

Yardley, John, 1942-

Bernheimer, Charles, 1942-

Calgary Institute for the Humanities.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924--Criticism and interpretation.

Kafka, Franz.

German literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 157 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont., Canada : Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press for the Calgary Institute for the Humanities, c1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The eight papers in this volume were originally presented at the centennial conference on Franz Kafka held at the University of Calgary in October 1983. As diverse in approach and methodology as these papers are “the general drift of the volume is away from Germanistik towards ‘state-of-the-art’ methods.” The opening articles by Charles Bernheimer and James Rolleston both deal with the similarities and contrasts between Kafka and Flaubert, with Bernheimer focusing on the “I” and the dilemma of narration in Kafka’s early story, “Wedding Preparation in the Country,” and Rolleston on the time-dimensions in the Kafka’s work that link him to the Romantics. Other articles in the volume deal with the complex interrelationships between author and narrator, and implied author and implied reader; with Kafka’s place in the European fable tradition and in classic and Romantic religious traditions; with Kafka’s diaries; and with his female protagonists.

Contents:

Front Matter

Table Of Contents

Editors' Notes

Introduction

The Splitting Of The "I" And The Dilemma Of Narration: Kafka's Hochzeitsvorbereitungen Auf Dem Lande

Kafka's Time Machines

The Comedy Of Stasis: Narration And Knowledge In Kafka's Prozess

Kafka's Animal Tales and the Tradition of the European Fable

Kafka's "In The Penal Colony" As A Reflection Of Classical And Romantic Religious Views

Life Into Art: Kafka's Self-Stylization In The Diaries

Of Mice And Women: Reflections On A Discourse

Meeting Kafka

Index

Also published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press for The Calgary Institute for the Humanities

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

9786613810892

9781282233157

1282233157

9780889205901

0889205906

OCLC:

1016614053