The Remnant: Franz Kafka’s letter: a study on the margins of Judaism
As a Jew, Kafka received nothing in inheritance from his father. Nevertheless, throughout his œuvre, subtly, remnants of Jewish words can be deciphered. Hence, the question at the heart of this book: what remains when what’s left is a "nothing of Judaism" (Letter to the Father)? This quest...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Berlin Boston
De Gruyter
[2024]
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Perspectives on Jewish texts and contexts
volume 27 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kafka, Franz 1883-1924
/ Judaism (Motif)
B Kafka, Franz 1883-1924, Brief an den Vater |
| Further subjects: | B
German-Jewish
B Jewish Philosophy B Modern Literature B History / Jewish B Existentialism |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | As a Jew, Kafka received nothing in inheritance from his father. Nevertheless, throughout his œuvre, subtly, remnants of Jewish words can be deciphered. Hence, the question at the heart of this book: what remains when what’s left is a "nothing of Judaism" (Letter to the Father)? This question necessitates a philosophical and Jewish reading of his work, prompting a reconsideration of the intricate relationships between the Jew and the West and the Jew and modernity. Thus, this book proposes an examination of Kafka's oeuvre to uncover what remains Jewish therein – at the heart of Europe, amidst modernity – where nothing remains: the enigma of the Letter |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (X, 165 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-144293-8 978-3-11-144315-7 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9783111442938 |
