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Kafkaesque
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Author : Peter Kuper
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2018-09-18
Kafkaesque written by Peter Kuper and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-18 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Award-winning graphic novelist Peter Kuper presents a mesmerizing interpretation of fourteen iconic Kafka short stories. Long fascinated with the work of Franz Kafka, Peter Kuper began illustrating his stories in 1988. Initially drawn to the master’s dark humor, Kuper adapted the stories over the years to plumb their deeper truths. Kuper’s style deliberately evokes Lynd Ward and Frans Masereel, contemporaries of Kafka whose wordless novels captured much of the same claustrophobia and mania as Kafka’s tales. Working from new translations of the classic texts, Kuper has reimagined these iconic stories for the twenty-first century, using setting and perspective to comment on contemporary issues like civil rights and homelessness. Longtime lovers of Kafka will appreciate Kuper’s innovative interpretations, while Kafka novices will discover a haunting introduction to some of the great writer’s most beguiling stories, including "A Hunger Artist," "In The Penal Colony," and "The Burrow." Kafkaesque stands somewhere between adaptation and wholly original creation, going beyond a simple illustration of Kafka’s words to become a stunning work of art.
Kafkaesque
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Author : John Kessel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Kafkaesque written by John Kessel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Fiction categories.
Dystopic and comedic, this anthology explores top fiction from generations of writers and artists who have drawn inspiration from Franz Kafka's writings. The stories in this illuminating collection include Philip Roth's alternate history in which Kafka survived into the 1940s and emigrated to America; Jorge Luis Borges' bizarre lottery that develops into a mystical system; Carol Emshwiller's woman seeking to be accepted as officially male by a society of men; and Paul Di Filippo's hero who works as a magazine writer by day but is a costumed crime fighter by night. Rounding out the exceptional lineup is R. Crumb's humorous work, "A Hunger Artist" from Kafka for Beginners alongside a new English translation of the story itself. Each author also responds to the question Why Kafka? and discusses his writing, its relevance and relation to their own work, and his enduring legacy.
The Kafka Codex
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Author : Pasquale De Marco
language : en
Publisher: Pasquale De Marco
Release Date : 2025-07-07
The Kafka Codex written by Pasquale De Marco and has been published by Pasquale De Marco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-07-07 with Literary Criticism categories.
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic universe of Franz Kafka, a literary giant whose haunting tales have captivated readers for generations. This comprehensive exploration delves into the depths of Kafka's major works, unlocking their psychological, philosophical, and societal themes. Through meticulous analysis and thought-provoking insights, we illuminate Kafka's einzigartige vision of the human condition, marked by alienation, bureaucracy, and the search for meaning in a seemingly absurd world. Chapter by chapter, we navigate the labyrinthine landscapes of his novels and short stories, exploring the complexities of characters like Gregor Samsa, Josef K., and K. We examine Kafka's mastery of symbolism and metaphor, revealing the hidden depths and nuances of his narratives. Dreams and nightmares intertwine, blurring the boundaries between reality and the subconscious. The grotesque and the absurd converge, challenging our perceptions and provoking profound contemplation. Beyond his literary genius, we explore Kafka's profound influence on 20th-century literature and beyond. His impact can be traced in the works of countless writers, artists, and filmmakers, solidifying his status as a literary icon. We delve into the diverse interpretations and adaptations of Kafka's work, showcasing its enduring relevance and adaptability. In this comprehensive guide, we unravel the enigma of Kafka himself. His enigmatic life and untimely death have fueled speculation and intrigue. We delve into the mysteries surrounding his writings, seeking to understand the motivations and inspirations behind his profoundly influential work. Throughout this exploration, we invite readers to engage with Kafka's thought-provoking ideas and to discover the enduring relevance of his writing in the modern world. Kafka's literary universe remains a testament to the power of literature to challenge our assumptions, provoke our imaginations, and illuminate the complexities of the human condition. If you like this book, write a review on google books!
A Companion To Ingmar Bergman
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Author : Daniel Humphrey
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2025-01-07
A Companion To Ingmar Bergman written by Daniel Humphrey and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-01-07 with Performing Arts categories.
A Companion to Ingmar Bergman "This collective project brilliantly launches Bergman studies forward at least a generation or two. The 35 contributors comprise a Who's Who of prominent and rising-star Bergman scholars diversely and globally." —Arne Lunde, UCLA, author of Nordic Exposures: Scandinavian Identities in Classical Hollywood Cinema (2010) "Bergman’s films are not static. They changed dramatically over the filmmaker’s lifetime, and so too our ways of critically analysing them. This superb Companion lays out the tracks of understanding Bergman today." —Adrian Martin, Film Critic, author of Mysteries of Cinema (2018) The first book in English to address Ingmar Bergman's cinema through a broad array of classical and contemporary approaches. A Companion to Ingmar Bergman brings together 32 original essays by established scholars and exciting new voices in the field. Representing a uniquely wide range of approaches in academic film studies and beyond, the chapters that make up the volume illuminate a body of work that changed the way cinema is created, defined, experienced, understood, and interpreted. Thematically organized into four parts, the Companion discusses gender exploration and self-representation in Bergman's cinema, draws evolutionary insights from The Seventh Seal, explores existential feelings and religious iconography in the early 1960s trilogy, journeys through the filmmaker’s island landscape in the context of cinematic tourism, and much more. Throughout the book, hailing from a range of global contexts and backgrounds, the authors provide fresh insights into a deeply complex and challenging film artist, often from unexpected perspectives. An innovative mixture of new scholarship and fresh, updated employments of older approaches, A Companion to Ingmar Bergman: Examines Bergman's cinema through methodologies as diverse as Film-Philosophy, Star Studies, Bisexual Studies, Tourism Studies, Transgender Studies, and Evolutionary Studies. Delves into the director's early period in the late 1940s–1950s through his most challenging modernist period in the 1960s, and into the 1980s. Engages with films long considered problematic by commentators plus unproduced Bergman screenplays, including All These Women, "The Petrified Prince", Face to Face, and From the Life of the Marionettes. A Companion to Ingmar Bergman is a must-read for advanced undergraduate and graduate film students, postgraduate scholars, college and university lecturers and researchers, particularly those interested in the application of classical and modern approaches to the study of twentieth-century cinema, and Bergman fans around the world.
Thinking Without Desire
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Author : Panu Minkkinen
language : en
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Release Date : 1999-10-06
Thinking Without Desire written by Panu Minkkinen and has been published by Hart Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-10-06 with Law categories.
The book attempts to evaluate the reception of Continental philosophy (phenomenology,hermeneutics, deconstruction) within mainstream jurisprudence.
Burnt Books
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Author : Rodger Kamenetz
language : en
Publisher: Schocken
Release Date : 2010-10-19
Burnt Books written by Rodger Kamenetz and has been published by Schocken this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-19 with Religion categories.
From the acclaimed author of The Jew in the Lotus comes an "engrossing and wonderful book" (The Washington Times) about the unexpected connections between Franz Kafka and Hasidic master Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav—and the significant role played by the imagination in the Jewish spiritual experience. Rodger Kamenetz has long been fascinated by the mystical tales of the Hasidic master Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. And for many years he has taught a course in Prague on Franz Kafka. The more he thought about their lives and writings, the more aware he became of unexpected connections between them. Kafka was a secular artist fascinated by Jewish mysticism, and Rabbi Nachman was a religious mystic who used storytelling to reach out to secular Jews. Both men died close to age forty of tuberculosis. Both invented new forms of storytelling that explore the search for meaning in an illogical, unjust world. Both gained prominence with the posthumous publication of their writing. And both left strict instructions at the end of their lives that their unpublished books be burnt. Kamenetz takes his ideas on the road, traveling to Kafka’s birthplace in Prague and participating in the pilgrimage to Uman, the burial site of Rabbi Nachman visited by thousands of Jews every Jewish new year. He discusses the hallucinatory intensity of their visions and offers a rich analysis of Nachman’s and Kafka’s major works, revealing uncanny similarities in the inner lives of these two troubled and beloved figures, whose creative and religious struggles have much to teach us about the Jewish spiritual experience.
Kafka S Cognitive Realism
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Author : Emily Troscianko
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-02-03
Kafka S Cognitive Realism written by Emily Troscianko and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book uses insights from the cognitive sciences to illuminate Kafka’s poetics, exemplifying a paradigm for literary studies in which cognitive-scientific insights are brought to bear directly on literary texts. The volume shows that the concept of "cognitive realism" can be a critically productive framework for exploring how textual evocations of cognition correspond to or diverge from cognitive realities, and how this may affect real readers. In particular, it argues that Kafka’s evocations of visual perception (including narrative perspective) and emotion can be understood as fundamentally enactive, and that in this sense they are "cognitively realistic". These cognitively realistic qualities are likely to establish a compellingly direct connection with the reader’s imagination, but because they contradict folk-psychological assumptions about how our minds work, they may also leave the reader unsettled. This is the first time a fully interdisciplinary research paradigm has been used to explore a single author’s fictional works in depth, opening up avenues for future research in cognitive literary science.
Becoming Utopian
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Author : Tom Moylan
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-11-26
Becoming Utopian written by Tom Moylan and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-26 with Literary Criticism categories.
A dream of a better world is a powerful human force that inspires activists, artists, and citizens alike. In this book Tom Moylan – one of the pioneering scholars of contemporary utopian studies – explores the utopian process in its individual and collective trajectory from dream to realization. Drawing on theorists such as Fredric Jameson, Donna Haraway and Alain Badiou and science fiction writers such as Kim Stanley Robinson and China Miéville, Becoming Utopian develops its argument for sociopolitical action through studies that range from liberation theology, ecological activism, and radical pedagogy to the radical movements of 1968. Throughout, Moylan speaks to the urgent need to confront and transform the global environmental, economic, political and cultural crises of our time.
Letters To Felice
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Author : Franz Kafka
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 1992
Letters To Felice written by Franz Kafka and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Authors, Austrian categories.
Kafka's letters to Felice Bauer were written between 1912 and 1917, during which time they were twice engaged to be married. This complex relationship, which coincided with a period of great productivity for Kafka, gave him both hope and strength, but gradually disllusionment and the onset of illness drove them apart. These letters remain as a monument to the inner life of a creative artist.
Franz Kafka
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Author : Franz Kafka
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2020-12-08
Franz Kafka written by Franz Kafka and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-08 with Literary Collections categories.
Franz Kafka: The Office Writings brings together, for the first time in English, Kafka's most interesting professional writings, composed during his years as a high-ranking lawyer with the largest Workmen's Accident Insurance Institute in the Czech Lands of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Franz Kafka (1883-1924) is commonly recognized as the greatest German prose writer of the twentieth century. It is less well known that he had an established legal career. Kafka's briefs reveal him to be a canny bureaucrat, sharp litigator, and innovative thinker on the social, political, and legal issues of his time. His official preoccupations inspired many of the themes and strategies of the novels and stories he wrote at night. These documents include articles on workmen's compensation and workplace safety; appeals for the founding of a psychiatric hospital for shell-shocked veterans; and letters arguing relentlessly for a salary adequate to his merit. In adjudicating disputes, promoting legislative programs, and investigating workplace sites, Kafka's writings teem with details about the bureaucracy and technology of his day, such as spa elevators in Marienbad, the challenge of the automobile, and the perils of excavating in quarries while drunk. Beautifully translated, with valuable commentary by two of the world's leading Kafka scholars and one of America's most eminent civil rights lawyers, the documents cast rich light on the man and the writer and offer new insights to lovers of Kafka's novels and stories.