| A Franz Kafka Encyclopedia Contributor(s): Gray, Richard T. (Author), Gross, Ruth V. (Author), Goebel, Rolf J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313303754 ISBN-13: 9780313303753 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Known for depicting alienation, frustration, and the victimization of the individual by impenetrable bureaucracies, Kafka's works have given rise to the term "Kafkaesque." This encyclopedia details Kafka's life and writings. Included are more than 800 alphabetically arranged entries on his works, characters, family members and acquaintances, themes, and other topics. Most of the entries cite works for further reading, and the Encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Included are entries on Kafka's works, characters, themes, family members, acquaintances, and other topics, such as: Abraham Absurd Animals Bureaucracy Colonialism Death Don Quixote Sigmund Freud Guilt Irony Judaism K. Thomas Mann Nihilism And many more. Entries often cite works for further reading, and the Encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Reference | Encyclopedias |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005006188 |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 7.12" W x 10.34" (2.14 lbs) 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Known for depicting alienation, frustration, and the victimization of the individual by impenetrable bureaucracies, Kafka's works have given rise to the term Kafkaesque. This encyclopedia details Kafka's life and writings. Included are more than 800 alphabetically arranged entries on his works, characters, family members and acquaintances, themes, and other topics. Most of the entries cite works for further reading, and the Encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. |