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1. literariness.org › 2018/02/25 › franz-kafka-and-postFranz Kafka and Postmodernity - Literary Theory and Criticism

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   Feb 25, 2018 · Influence. Kafka’s influence has been profound from at least two points of view. In the first place, his writings – in which an enigmatic, skeletal world has apparently been created – have touched a nerve in the life as lived in modern, industrial society.

2. interestingliterature.com › 2021 › 09A Summary and Analysis of Franz Kafka’s The Castle

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   To unpick (or unlock) this enigmatic text, let’s take a closer look at it, starting with a brief summary of its plot. The Castle: plot summary. A young man, a land surveyor known only as ‘K.’, arrives in a village in Europe, intending to call upon the Count who lives in the castle above the village.

3. literariness.org › 2022/10/09 › analysis-of-franzAnalysis of Franz Kafka’s The Castle – Literary Theory and ...

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   Oct 9, 2022 · Kafka’s residence in the countryside at the time of writing The Castle probably informed the rural environment in which the novel is set. The deterioration of the author’s health and the reality of his worsening tuberculosis likely catalyzed the issues of mortality that are prominent in The Castle.

4. academic.oup.com › book › 25778Feminist Approaches to The Castle | Kafka: Gender, Class, and ...

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   Abstract. Each story in Kafka's work is laced with metaphors and is a critique of flaws in society. The Castle, in particular, is a metaphor for male power, as evident in the lack of women in the castle. This is in contrast to the village, half of which is women.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Castle_(novel)The Castle (novel) - Wikipedia

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   The Castle (German: Das Schloss, also spelled Das Schloß [das ˈʃlɔs]) is the last novel by Franz Kafka. In it a protagonist known only as "K." arrives in a village and struggles to gain access to the mysterious authorities who govern it from a castle supposedly owned by Graf Westwest.

6. link.springer.com › chapter › 10Dreams and Power in Kafka’s The Castle | SpringerLink

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   Aug 26, 2021 · This analysis identifies key characteristics of Kafka’s conceptions of power, including the hermetic quality of systems of power, the expression of power as performance, the fragility of power structures, and the tendency of one system of power to marginalize competitors.

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   What is Kafka's the castle about?

   • Kafka’s The Castle is about both a castle and about deadlock. To unpick (or unlock) this enigmatic text, let’s take a closer look at it, starting with a brief summary of its plot. The Castle: plot summary

   A Summary and Analysis of Franz Kafka’s The Castle

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   How did Kafka influence modern society?

   • Kafka’s influence has been profound from at least two points of view. In the first place, his writings – in which an enigmatic, skeletal world has apparently been created – have touched a nerve in the life as lived in modern, industrial society.

   Franz Kafka and Postmodernity - Literary Theory and Criticism

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   Why did Kafka Die in the castle?

   • Kafka’s residence in the countryside at the time of writing The Castle probably informed the rural environment in which the novel is set. The deterioration of the author’s health and the reality of his worsening tuberculosis likely catalyzed the issues of mortality that are prominent in The Castle. Kafka died in 1924 at the age of 41.

   Analysis of Franz Kafka’s The Castle - Literary Theory and Criticism

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   Was Franz Kafka a realist?

   • The Castle: analysis Franz Kafka (1883-1924) has been called everything from a modernist to an existentialist, a fantasy writer to a realist.

   A Summary and Analysis of Franz Kafka’s The Castle

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   Why did Kafka change the 'I' to 'K' in 'the castle'?

   • The first two chapters of The Castle were originally written in the first person; Kafka’s decision to change the “I” to a “K” (for “Kafka”) invites speculation. In a letter to Oskar Pollak, Kafka opines, “Many a book is like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one’s own self.”

   Analysis of Franz Kafka’s The Castle - Literary Theory and Criticism

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   What is Kafka's theme in the trial?

   • The imperious and unapproachable castle also alludes to the impenetrable and self-perpetuating nature of political power, a theme Kafka also explores in The Trial —the story of a man who is condemned to death without knowing the nature of his crime.

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8. www.semanticscholar.org › paper › Kafka's-castle-andKafka's castle and the critical imagination - Semantic Scholar

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   Kafka's final, unfinished novel, The Castle, remains one of the most celebrated yet most impenetrable masterpieces of modernist fiction, and a focus of literary criticsm and theory. In this chronological survey of the critical attention it has attracted, both academic and non-academic, Professor Dowden emphasises the acts of critical ...