Kafka and Cultural Zionism

Dates in Palestine
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-299-22190-4
Verlag: University of Wisconsin Press

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 526 g

Kafka and Cultural Zionism is an illumination of the individual Jewish identity of this major modernist German author. Through a thorough examination of Kafka's life, his influences, and his writings, Iris Bruce makes a case for Kafka's interest in Zionism and demonstrates the presence of Jewish themes and motifs in Kafka's literary works. In recognizing this essential part of Kafka's individual voice, Bruce hopes to provide a new perspective on Kafka and his writings that allows the reader to find the humor, playfulness, rebelliousness, and challenge that can be overlooked if the reader expects to find a Kafka who is disengaged from his ethnic and cultural identity, as well as the politics of his age.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bruce, Iris

March, Richard

Über Autor(innen)

Iris Bruce is associate professor of German and comparative literature at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She has published numerous articles on Kafka and Yiddish literature, Jewish folklore, Zionism, and Kafka in popular culture.