Franz Kafka: The Poet of Shame and Guilt - Brossura

Friedla¨nder, Saul

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ISBN 10: 0300219725 ISBN 13: 9780300219722

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2016

Riassunto

Franz Kafka was the poet of his own disorder. Throughout his life he struggled with a pervasive sense of shame and guilt that left traces in his daily existencein his many letters, in his extensive diaries, and especially in his fiction. This stimulating book investigates some of the sources of Kafkas personal anguish and its complex reflections in his imaginary world.

In his query, Saul Friedländer probes major aspects of Kafkas life (family, Judaism, love and sex, writing, illness, and despair) that until now have been skewed by posthumous censorship. Contrary to Kafkas dying request that all his papers be burned, Max Brod, Kafkas closest friend and literary executor, edited and published the authors novels and other works soon after his death in 1924. Friedländer shows that, when reinserted in Kafkas letters and diaries, deleted segments lift the mask of sainthood frequently attached to the writer and thus restore previously hidden aspects of his individuality.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Saul Friedländer is a renowned historian of the Holocaust and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. He is Distinguished Emeritus Professor of History and Club 39 Endowed Chair in Holocaust Studies at UCLA. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0300219725
• ISBN 13: 9780300219722
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 183
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile