The Cambridge Companion to Kafka
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Kafka PDF eBook |
Author | Julian Preece |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 278 |
Release | 2002-02-21 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780521663915 |
Offers a rounded contemporary appraisal of Central Europe's most distinctive Modernist.
The Cambridge Introduction to Franz Kafka
Title | The Cambridge Introduction to Franz Kafka PDF eBook |
Author | Carolin Duttlinger |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 175 |
Release | 2013-06-27 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 110724420X |
Franz Kafka (1883–1924) is one of the most influential of modern authors, whose darkly fascinating novels and stories - where themes such as power, punishment and alienation loom large - have become emblematic of modern life. This Introduction offers a clear and accessible account of Kafka's life, work and literary influence and overturns many myths surrounding them. His texts are in fact far more engaging, diverse, light-hearted and ironic than is commonly suggested by clichés of 'the Kafkaesque'. And, once explored in detail, they are less difficult and impenetrable than is often assumed. Through close analysis of their style, imagery and narrative perspective, Carolin Duttlinger aims to give readers the confidence to (re-)discover Kafka's works without constant recourse to the mantras of critical orthodoxy. In addition, she situates Kafka's texts within their wider cultural, historical and political contexts illustrating how they respond to the concerns of their age, and of our own.
The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel PDF eBook |
Author | Graham Bartram |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 326 |
Release | 2004-04-05 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780521483926 |
The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel, first published in 2004, provides a broad ranging introduction to the major trends in the development of the German novel from the 1890s to the present. Written by an international team of experts, it encompasses both modernist and realist traditions, and also includes a look back to the roots of the modern novel in the Bildungsroman of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The structure is broadly chronological, but thematically-focused chapters examine topics such as gender anxiety, images of the city, war, and women's writing; within each chapter, key works are selected for close attention. Unique in its combination of breadth of coverage and detailed analysis of individual works, and featuring a chronology and guides to further reading, this Companion will be indispensable to students and teachers.
Franz Kafka in Context
Title | Franz Kafka in Context PDF eBook |
Author | Carolin Duttlinger |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 365 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1107085497 |
Accessible essays place Kafka in historical, political and cultural context, providing new and often unexpected perspectives on his works.
The Cambridge Introduction to Franz Kafka
Title | The Cambridge Introduction to Franz Kafka PDF eBook |
Author | Carolin Duttlinger |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 175 |
Release | 2013-06-27 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0521760380 |
An accessible, comprehensive introduction to the work, life and times of one of the twentieth century's most important writers.
The Cambridge Companion to Narrative
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Narrative PDF eBook |
Author | David Herman |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 19 |
Release | 2007-07-19 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0521856965 |
The Cambridge Companion to Narrative provides a unique and valuable overview of current approaches to narrative study. An international team of experts explores ideas of storytelling and methods of narrative analysis as they have emerged across diverse traditions of inquiry and in connection with a variety of media, from film and television, to storytelling in the 'real-life' contexts of face-to-face interaction, to literary fiction. Each chapter presents a survey of scholarly approaches to topics such as character, dialogue, genre or language, shows how those approaches can be brought to bear on a relatively well-known illustrative example, and indicates directions for further research. Featuring a chapter reviewing definitions of narrative, a glossary of key terms and a comprehensive index, this is an essential resource for both students and scholars in many fields, including language and literature, composition and rhetoric, creative writing, jurisprudence, communication and media studies, and the social sciences.
The Cambridge Companion to Canadian Literature
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Canadian Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Eva-Marie Kröller |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 371 |
Release | 2017-06-08 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1107159628 |
A fully revised second edition of this multi-author account of Canadian literature, from Aboriginal writing to Margaret Atwood.