LEADER 01959nam 22003493a 450 001 9910291730203321 005 20230124200442.0 035 $a(CKB)4100000007111354 035 $a(ScCtBLL)4e227308-a6eb-4708-b6f3-6edc1bc7c031 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007111354 100 $a20211214i20162019 uu 101 0 $aeng 135 $auru|||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aKafka and the Universal$fArthur Cools 210 1$aBerlin :$cDe Gruyter,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (334 p.) 311 $a3-11-045812-8 330 $aKafka`s work has been attributed a universal significance and is often regarded as the ultimate witness of the human condition in the twentieth century. Yet his work is also considered paradigmatic for the expression of the singular that cannot be subsumed under any generalization. This paradox engenders questions not only concerning the meaning of the universal as it manifests itself in (and is transformed by) Kafka`s writings but also about the expression of the singular in literary fiction as it challenges the opposition between the universal and the singular. The contributions in this volume approach these questions from a variety of perspectives. They are structured according to the following issues: ambiguity as a tool of deconstructing the pre-established philosophical meanings of the universal the concept of the law as a major symbol for the universal meaning of Kafka`s writings the presence of animals in Kafka`s texts the modernist mode of writing as challenge of philosophical 606 $aSocial Science / Sociology$2bisacsh 606 $aSocial sciences 615 7$aSocial Science / Sociology 615 0$aSocial sciences 702 $aCools$b Arthur 801 0$bScCtBLL 801 1$bScCtBLL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910291730203321 996 $aKafka and the Universal$91946236 997 $aUNINA