{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-kafka-hardback-9780521663144","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Kafka (Hardback) 9780521663144","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Kafka\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOffers a rounded contemporary appraisal of Central Europe's most distinctive Modernist.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJulian Preece (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521663144, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 February 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.553 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The Cambridge Companion series is renowned for its well-researched and accessible studies, and this is no exception. … The inclusion of such a wide range of material in this volume makes it an ideal introduction to Kafka's work. The material is presented lucidly, and each contribution takes into account previous reception as well as presenting new readings and interpretations. The volume also benefits from English translations throughout, thus serving an interdisciplinary as well as a Germanist readership.' MLR\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFranz Kafka's writing has had a wide-reaching influence on European literature, culture and thought. The Cambridge Companion to Kafka, offers a comprehensive account of his life and work, providing a rounded contemporary appraisal of Central Europe's most distinctive Modernist. Contributions cover all the key texts, and discuss Kafka's writing in a variety of critical contexts such as feminism, deconstruction, psycho-analysis, Marxism, Jewish studies. Other chapters discuss his impact on popular culture and film. The essays are well supported by supplementary material including a chronology of the period and detailed guides to further reading, and will be of interest to students of German, European and Comparative Literature, Jewish Studies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Kafka's Europe Julian Preece\u003cbr\u003e 1. Kafka's writing and our reading David Constantine\u003cbr\u003e 2. A psychoanalytic reading of The Man Who Disappeared Anne Fuchs\u003cbr\u003e 3. The exploration of the modern city in The Trial Rolf J. Goebel\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Castle Elizabeth Boa\u003cbr\u003e 5. Kafka's short fiction Ruth V. Gross\u003cbr\u003e 6. Kafka's later stories and aphorisms Stanley Corngold\u003cbr\u003e 7. The letters and diaries Julian Preece\u003cbr\u003e 8. The case for a political reading Bill Dodd\u003cbr\u003e 9. Kafka and Jewish folklore Iris Bruce\u003cbr\u003e 10. Kafka and gender Dagmar C. G. Lorenz\u003cbr\u003e 11. Myths and realities in Kafka biography Anthony Northey\u003cbr\u003e 12. Editions, translations, adaptations Osman Durrani\u003cbr\u003e 13. Kafka adapted to film Helen Hughes and Martin Brady\u003cbr\u003e 14. Kafka and popular culture Iris Bruce\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Jewish studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Jewish studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Jewish%20studies%20%5BJFSR1%5D%22\"\u003eJFSR1\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20fiction,%20novelists%20\u0026amp;%20prose%20writers%20%5BDSK%5D%22\"\u003eDSK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46251989926168,"sku":"9780521663144","price":61.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521663144i.jpg?v=1691927906","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-kafka-hardback-9780521663144","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}