Franz Kafka. Parable and Paradox. By Heinz Politzer.

Kafka, Franz and Heinz Politzer:

Published by Cornell University Press; Ithaca, NY, 1962

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XXI; 376 Seiten; graph. Darst.; 24 cm; fadengeh., rückengoldgepr. Orig.-Leinenband mit illustr. OUmschlag. Gutes Exemplar; leichte Gebrauchs- u. Lagerspuren; Bibliotheksexemplar ( ex-library ); minimale Eintragungen; Stempel. - Englisch. - Mit Wiedergabe der Kafka-Handschrift "Gib's auf !" // Heinz Politzer (geboren am 31. Dezember 1910 in Wien, Österreich-Ungarn; gestorben am 31. Juli 1978 in Berkeley/Cal.) war ein österreichisch-US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Literaturwissenschaftler. Heinz Politzer studierte in Wien und Prag Germanistik und Anglistik. 1938 emigrierte er nach Palästina (ab 1941 in Jerusalem). Ab 1947 lebte er in den USA, deren Staatsbürgerschaft er 1952 annahm. Dort war Politzer zunächst Professor am Oberlin College in Ohio (1952-1960), zwischen 1960 und 1978 dann Professor für deutsche Sprache und Literatur an der University of California, Berkeley. . (wiki) // " This long-awaited study seeks to define and evaluate the works of Franz Kafka, by assessing the elements which compose his style. Since Kafka's impact stems preeminently from his power over words in a series of unforgettable fictional representations, many have felt that the biographical, psycho-analytical, philosophical, and religious books which have been written about Kafka fall short of a statement of his true greatness. Professor Politzer, himself a poet, writes: "Rather than stressing the timeliness of (Kafka's) vision, (the book) attempts to explore the timelessness of his imagery. Its main subject is not Kafka, the man who indulged in nightmares, even if those nightmares are pertinent today, but Kafka, the narrator who told remarkably illuminating stories while searching for a way through the shadows which connect his lifetime with ours." Written in English by a man whose native tongue is Kafka's German, the book conveys to the reader some of the feats Kafka performed in the medium of his language, his word-plays, his ironies, and the other transparencies of his style. Professor Politzer suggests that despite the horror spread by many of Kafka's stories, the reader may find "comfort" in the inevitability of his symbolic language and in the mastery of his execution of even the most frightful detail. … " (Verlagstext) // INHALT : I "Give It Up!": A Discourse on Method ---- II Juvenilia: The Artist as a Bachelor ---- III The Breakthrough: 1912 Crisis ---- "The Judgment" "The Metamorphosis" ---- IV Parable and Paradox: "A Country Doctor" and "In the Penal Colony" ---- V Der Verschollene: The Innocence of Karl Rossmann ---- Kafka with the Red Carnation ---- The Reality of Amerika ---- Der Verschollene ---- "The Stoker" ---- The Road into the Interior ---- A Sentimental Education ---- Karl's Trial ---- The Information Givers (Part One) ---- Brunelda's Opera Glasses ---- The Final Examination ---- VI The Trial against the Court ---- The law of the Law ---- Joseph K.'s Guilt ---- The Man from the Country ---- The Parable of the Doorkeeper ---- The "Pass" ---- The Public Secret ---- The Women ---- The Information Givers (Part Two) ---- The Last Shame ---- VII The Bitter Herb: The Castle ---- The Man from the Country as Land-Surveyor ---- The Arrival ---- The Labyrinth ---- Count Westwest ---- Mirrors ---- Echoes ---- Of Time and Space ---- The Information Givers (Part Three) ---- Journey's End? ---- The Messengers: Barnabas and Amalia ---- The Bitter Herb ---- VIII Heightened Redemption: Testaments and Last Stories ---- Patchwork ---- Dearest Father ---- Franz Kafka's Wills -- (u.a.) Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 750. Seller Inventory # 1243518

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Title: Franz Kafka. Parable and Paradox. By Heinz ...

Publisher: Cornell University Press; Ithaca, NY

Publication Date: 1962

Condition: Gut

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included