"This admirably lucid, impressively well researched, and
theoretically sophisticated book provides both a cultural history
of Prague, focusing on its German-Jewish writers, and a broader
context for reading Franz Kafka. It brings out the complex ways in
which a 'minor' literature has a powerful if problematic political
import."--Dominick LaCapra, Cornell University
""Prague Territories" is a marvelous study of the 'Prague
circle' writers of the generation of the 1890s, most notably Kafka,
but also Max Brod, Egon Erwin Kisch, and Franz Werfel, among
others. The book uses the figure of the circle as an organizing
metaphor, both for the intersecting patterns of artistic
collaboration and more abstractly in the hermeneutic sense. It is
beautifully written and sensitively balances the at once
overwhelming and yet fraternal presence of Kafka."--Carla Hesse,
University of California, Berkeley
"A remarkably fresh, engaging study that breaks new
ground."--Mark Anderson, Columbia University
"Organized with elegance, both conceptual and stylistic, the
book combines historical and literary analysis at the cutting edges
of both disciplines."--Michael P. Steinberg, Cornell University
General
| Imprint: |
University of California Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism, 21 |
| Release date: |
August 2002 |
| First published: |
August 2002 |
| Authors: |
Scott Spector
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
345 |
| Edition: |
New edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-520-23692-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Literature: history & criticism >
Literary studies >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-520-23692-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780520236929 |
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