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Format: 1 online resource (234 p.)

ISBN: 1-4426-2380-2 , 1-4426-2379-9

Series Statement: German and European Studies

Content: Lyrical, mysterious, and laden with symbolism, Franz Kafka's novels and stories have been translated into more than forty languages ranging from Icelandic to Japanese. In Transforming Kafka, Patrick O'Neill approaches these texts through the method he pioneered in Polyglot Joyce and Impossible Joyce, considering the many translations of each work as a single, multilingual macrotext. Examining three novels -- The Trial, The Castle, and America -- and two short stories -- The Judgment and The Metamorphosis -- O'Neill offers comparative readings that consider both intertextual and intratextual themes. His innovative approach shows how comparing translations extends and expands the potential meanings of the text and reveals the subtle differences among the hundreds of translations of Kafka's work. A sophisticated analysis of the ways in which translation shapes, rearranges, and expands our understanding of literary works, Transforming Kafka is a unique approach to reading the works of a literary giant. -- From publisher's website.

Note: Introduction -- 1. Kafka translated -- 2. Kafka's Judgments -- 3. Kafka's Metamorphoses -- 4. Kafka's Americas -- 5. Kafka's Trials -- 6. Kafka's Castles -- 7. Kafka's titles -- 8. Kafka's names -- Conclusion -- Appendix : Macrotextual contours. , Issued also in print. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-4875-4761-7

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-4426-5042-7

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

DOI: 10.3138/9781442623798

URL: https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442623798

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Format: IX, 222 S.

ISBN: 9781442650428 , 1442650427

Series Statement: German and European studies

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe O'Neill, Patrick, 1945 - Transforming Kafka Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2014 ISBN 9781442623798

Language: German

Subjects: German Studies

Keywords: Kafka, Franz 1883-1924 ; Übersetzung ; Kafka, Franz 1883-1924 ; Übersetzung

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Author information: O'Neill, Patrick 1945-

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Format: 1 online resource

ISBN: 9781442623798

Series Statement: German and European Studies

Content: Lyrical, mysterious, and laden with symbolism, Franz Kafka’s novels and stories have been translated into more than forty languages ranging from Icelandic to Japanese. In Transforming Kafka, Patrick O’Neill approaches these texts through the method he pioneered in Polyglot Joyce and Impossible Joyce, considering the many translations of each work as a single, multilingual “macrotext.”Examining three novels – The Trial, The Castle, and America – and two short stories – “The Judgment” and “The Metamorphosis” – O’Neill offers comparative readings that consider both intertextual and intratextual themes. His innovative approach shows how comparing translations extends and expands the potential meanings of the text and reveals the subtle differences among the hundreds of translations of Kafka’s work. A sophisticated analysis of the ways in which translation shapes, rearranges, and expands our understanding of literary works, Transforming Kafka is a unique approach to reading the works of a literary giant.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction -- , 1. Kafka Translated -- , 2. Kafka’s Judgments -- , 3. Kafka’s Metamorphoses -- , 4. Kafka’s Americas -- , 5. Kafka’s Trials -- , 6. Kafka’s Castles -- , 7. Kafka’s Titles -- , 8. Kafka’s Names -- , Conclusion -- , Appendix: Macrotextual Contours -- , Bibliography -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.3138/9781442623798

URL: https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442623798