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The Jewish Mystic in Kafka Hardcover - 1987

by Jean Jofen


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This book focuses on Kafka's use of Jewish mysticism. It is the first major contribution to Kafka studies in this field. Jofen's findings shed new light on many of Kafka's works and illuminate some of the more obscure passages. Her original interpretations, especially of The Castle open up new avenues of research. The book depicts the world of the Hasidim as revealed in the works of Martin Buber and J.L. Peretz. The artistic drawings of Dr. Hans Guggenheim add an exciting and original dimension to the book.

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  • Title The Jewish Mystic in Kafka
  • Author Jean Jofen
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 249
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
  • Date 1987-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780820402413 / 0820402419
  • Library of Congress subjects Hasidism, Cabala
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 86018575
  • Dewey Decimal Code 833.912
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THE JEWISH MYSTIC IN KAFKA

by Kafka) Jofen, Jean

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New York : P. Lang, 1987. Hardcover. 8vo. Xvii, 249 pages. Heavily illustrated. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Judaism in literature; Mysticism - Judaism; Cabala; Hasidism; Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 - religion. SERIES: American university studies. Series I, Germanic languages and literature ; ; vol. 41; Variation: American university studies. ; Series I, ; Germanic languages and literatures ; ; vol. 41. ISBN: 0820402419. Kafka (1883-1924) was a German novelist, who was born and educated in Prague. In 1917 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He had instructed a friend to burn his manuscripts after his death. The friend, Max Brod, instead had them published. "The action in most of Kafka's books is centered in the hero's unremitting search for identity. The nature of this identity is never revealed and can only be vaguely conjectured from the obstacles placed in the hero's path and his failure to reach his goal. " (Weltsch, EJ) Covers slightly rubbed, corners bumped, internally clean, good+ condition. (BIB-4-9).
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