Kafka's zoopoetics beyond the human-animal barrier

"Kafka's Zoopoetics is the first extensive account of animals and human-animal relations in the work of Franz Kafka. The book appeals to a broad audience, including scholars and students of Comparative Literature, German Studies, Cultural Studies, and Human-Animal Studies. Kafka's piv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harel, Naama
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 2020, 2020©2020
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"Kafka's Zoopoetics is the first extensive account of animals and human-animal relations in the work of Franz Kafka. The book appeals to a broad audience, including scholars and students of Comparative Literature, German Studies, Cultural Studies, and Human-Animal Studies. Kafka's pivotal role in world literature cannot be overestimated. Exploring the multidimensional relations between humans and animals, the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of Human-Animal Studies intertwines political and environmental critical paradigms, which are at the core of the contemporary intellectual discussion"--
Physical Description:xii, 204 pages
ISBN:0472131796
9780472131792