Literature 420 - Kafka and His Neighbors

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

The course starts with some of Kafka's letters, diaries, and fiction and carries on with the diffusion of the Kafkaesque into the absurdity and cruelty of our times. To explore the literary heritage of Central and Eastern Europe, Kafka's "neighborhood," students read the work of suchwriters as Musil, Joseph Roth, Bruno Schulz, Ionesco, Kundera, Canetti, and Danilo Kis.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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