PETER LANG - International Academic Publishers
are pleased to announce a new book by
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Barbara McKenzie
COLOUR AND LIGHT, ILLNESS AND DEATH
A New Interpretation of Kafka’s “Der Proceß”
Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2011. 351 pp., num. coloured and b/w ill.
ISBN 978-3-0343-0633-1 pb.
sFr. 86.00 / EUR* 59.30 / EUR** 60.90 / EUR 55.40 / £ 49.90 / US-$ 85.95
* includes VAT - only valid for Germany / ** includes VAT - only valid for Austria / EUR does not include VAT
This work explores an original interpretation of Franz Kafka’s novel, “Der Proceß” (The Trial), which argues that the novel is in the form of a series of dreams, dreamt by a man who has been stricken with a serious illness. The thesis presents detailed evidence to show that the novel is intended to be a transcript of the dreams of the protagonist, Josef K., and that K. is suffering from tuberculosis, a fact which both gives rise to and shapes his dreams.
The thesis also discusses the special role of art, literature and colour, which have a notable effect on the way the illness manifests itself in the dreams.
In arguing this interpretation the author explodes a number of myths about the novel, not least that the world of Josef K., rather than being dreary and monochrome, is full of beauty and colour.
Contents:
The Trial as dreams – Freud and dreams – The Trial as a medical case – Direct and indirect references to illness – The role of art and mythology – Underlying references to illness.
Barbara McKenzie has recently completed a doctoral thesis on Kafka’s “The Trial”, the content of which forms the basis for this work. The author is a graduate of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and Lancaster University, England.
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