Kafka and the Universal
Kafka`s work has been attributed a universal significance and is often regarded as the ultimate witness of the human condition in the twentieth century. Yet his work is also considered paradigmatic for the expression of the singular that cannot be subsumed under any generalization. This paradox enge...
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| description | Kafka`s work has been attributed a universal significance and is often regarded as the ultimate witness of the human condition in the twentieth century. Yet his work is also considered paradigmatic for the expression of the singular that cannot be subsumed under any generalization. This paradox engenders questions not only concerning the meaning of the universal as it manifests itself in (and is transformed by) Kafka`s writings but also about the expression of the singular in literary fiction as it challenges the opposition between the universal and the singular. The contributions in this volume approach these questions from a variety of perspectives. They are structured according to the following issues: ambiguity as a tool of deconstructing the pre-established philosophical meanings of the universal the concept of the law as a major symbol for the universal meaning of Kafka`s writings the presence of animals in Kafka`s texts the modernist mode of writing as challenge of philosophical |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-376952025-07-31T14:33:56Z Kafka and the Universal Cools, Arthur Jewish Studies SOCIAL SCIENCE / General thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSR Social groups: religious groups and communities thema EDItEUR::5 Interest qualifiers::5P Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests::5PG Relating to religious groups::5PGJ Relating to Jewish people and groups Kafka`s work has been attributed a universal significance and is often regarded as the ultimate witness of the human condition in the twentieth century. Yet his work is also considered paradigmatic for the expression of the singular that cannot be subsumed under any generalization. This paradox engenders questions not only concerning the meaning of the universal as it manifests itself in (and is transformed by) Kafka`s writings but also about the expression of the singular in literary fiction as it challenges the opposition between the universal and the singular. The contributions in this volume approach these questions from a variety of perspectives. They are structured according to the following issues: ambiguity as a tool of deconstructing the pre-established philosophical meanings of the universal the concept of the law as a major symbol for the universal meaning of Kafka`s writings the presence of animals in Kafka`s texts the modernist mode of writing as challenge of philosophical 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2018-10-17 23:55 2020-03-21 03:00:28 2020-04-01T12:19:15Z 2016-07-25 book 1001722 OCN: 956997774 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/28256 9783110458121 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/37695 eng Interdisciplinary German Cultural Studies open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/28256/1/1001722.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/28256/1/1001722.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/28256/1/1001722.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/28256/1/1001722.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/28256/1/1001722.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/28256/1/1001722.pdf De Gruyter af2fbfcc-ee87-43d8-a035-afb9d7eef6a5 Knowledge Unlatched b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783110458121 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Kollektion FID Jüdische Studien / Collection FID Jewish Studies Berlin, Germany 103588 Kollektion FID Jüdische Studien / Collection open access |
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