Throughout his life, Franz Kafka was fascinated by photography, a
medium which for him came to encapsulate both the attractions and
the pitfalls of modern life. Kafka's personal engagement with the
medium - as a keen viewer and collector of photographs as well as
an amateur photographer - is reflected in his writings, which
explore photography from a variety of different perspectives. By
far the most frequently and extensively discussed visual medium in
Kafka's texts, photography is paradigmatic of his relationship to
visuality more generally. This study not only explores
photography's recurrence as a theme within his texts but it is also
the first to take systematic account of Kafka's use of photographs
as literary source material. Kafka and Photography presents one of
the most important modern writers from an entirely new perspective;
it sheds new light on familiar works and uncovers unexplored
aspects of Kafka's engagement with his time and context. Providing
a chronological account of key prose works, as well as the personal
writings, this study is accessible to students and lay readers. It
will be of interest not only to literary scholars but also to those
working in photography, media, and cultural studies. Its detailed
textual analyses are set against a richly documented historical
context which illustrates Kafka's interest in contemporary culture
through a range of visual material taken from public as well as
private sources - some of which has only recently become available.
As this book demonstrates, photography had a profound impact on
Kafka's literary imagination and as such helps to explain the
mesmerizing intensity of enigmatic visual detail which is a
hallmark of his narratives.
General
| Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
July 2023 |
| Authors: |
Carolin Duttlinger
(Fellow of Wadham College and University Lecturer in German)
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| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
296 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-286770-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-19-286770-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780192867704 |
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