|
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900
|
Buy Now
Kafka, Gothic and Fairytale (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,658
Discovery Miles 16 580
|
|
|
Kafka, Gothic and Fairytale (Paperback)
Series: Internationale Forschungen zur Allgemeinen und Vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft, 66
Expected to ship within 18 - 22 working days
|
Kafka, Gothic and Fairytale is an original comparative study of the
novels and some of the related shorter punishment fantasies in
terms of their relationship to the Gothic and fairytale
conventions. It is an absorbing subject and one which, while
keeping to the basic facts of his life, mind-set and literary
method, shows Kafka's work in a genuinely new light. The
contradiction between his persona with its love of fairytale and
his shadow with its affinity with Gothic is reflected in his work,
which is both Gothic and other than Gothic, both fairytale-like and
the every denial of fairytale. Important subtexts of the book are
the close connexion between Gothic and fairytale and between both
of these and the dream. German text is quoted in translation unless
the emphasis is on the meaning of individual words or phrases, in
which case the words in question are quoted and their English
meanings discussed. This means that readers without German can, for
the first time, begin to understand the underlying ambiguity of
Kafka's major fictions. The book is addressed to all who are
interested in the meaning of his work and its place in literary
history, but also to the many readers in the English and
German-speaking worlds who share the author's enthusiasm for Gothic
and fairytale.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(4)
(2)
