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OverviewFranz Kafka is one of the most important figures in twentieth-century culture. The fascination of his work has long since reached international proportions, and the concept 'Kafkaesque' has entered the English Language as an everyday part of speech. This new edition of Kafka's famous story contains a critical introduction and notes which help to explain how the author achieves his particular effects. The editors are concerned less with what the story means then with how it blocks and baffles its reader, provoking them into an interpretation through its combination of clues and counter-clues, its questions and its uncertainties. Careful attention is therefore paid to the 'openness' of the text, to point of view, and to Kafka's use of language. The editors also consider the important biographical and cultural influences which shaped the writing of the story, and they outline some of the very different ways in which it has been interpreted --biographically, socially and psychologically. A select vocabulary, aimed at the demands of the sixth-form pupil, is also included, and the text itself is taken from the original hardback edition. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Franz Kafka , Peter Hutchinson , Michael Minden , Peter HutchinsonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.230kg ISBN: 9780415098779ISBN 10: 0415098777 Pages: 126 Publication Date: 06 March 1986 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION Kafka’s life, The reception of Kafka’s works, Previous interpretations of Die Verwandlung, The ‘openness’ of Die Verwandlung, The curious narrator, Kafka’s use of language NOTES TO THE INTRODUCTION, SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY, DIE VERWANDLUNG, NOTES TO THE TEXTReviewsAuthor InformationEdited by Dr Peter Hutchinson, Dr Michael Minden Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |