Kafka's social discourse : an aesthetic search for community / Mark E. Blum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blum, Mark E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations in literature.

Communities in literature.

Social problems in literature.

Literature and society--Germany--History--20th century.

Literature and society.

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

Kafka, Franz.

Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924--Political and social views.

Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924. Amerika.

Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924. Prozess.

Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924. Schloss.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bethlehem, [Pennsylvania] : Lehigh University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Franz Kafka is among the most significant 20th century voices to examine the absurdity and terror posed for the individual by what his contemporary Max Weber termed 'the iron cage' of society. In this book, Mark E. Blum examines Kafka's three novels, Amerika, The Trial, and The Castle in their exploration of how community is formed or eroded in the interpersonal relations of its protagonists. Critical literature has recognized Kafka's ability to narrate the gestural moment of alienation or communion. This 'social discourse' was augmented, however, by a dimension virtually no commentator has re

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61146-594-X

1-61146-009-3

OCLC:

936857272