Biographical Preface; Introduction; Note on the Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Franz Kafka; THE TRIAL; Explanatory Notes
Someone must have been telling tales about Josef K. for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested.'A successful professional man wakes up one morning to find himself under arrest for an offence which is never explained. The mysterious court which conducts his trial is outwardly co-operative, but capable of horrific violence. Faced with this ambiguous authority, Josef K. gradually succumbs to its psychological pressure. He consults various advisers without escaping his fate. Was there some way out that he failed to see? Kafka's unfinished novel has been read as a study of
The Trial is one of the central works of modern literature. This meticulous new translation includes the chapters Kafka left incomplete and is accompanied by a biographical preface, detailed introduction, chronology, bibliography and notes. Intro --...
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The Trial is one of the central works of modern literature. This meticulous new translation includes the chapters Kafka left incomplete and is accompanied by a biographical preface, detailed introduction, chronology, bibliography and notes. Intro -- Contents -- Biographical Preface -- Introduction -- Note on the Text -- Select Bibliography -- A Chronology of Franz Kafka -- THE TRIAL -- The Arrest -- A Conversation with Frau Grubach: Then Fräulein Bürstner -- The First Hearing -- In the Empty Conference Hall: The Student: The Offices -- The Thrasher -- His Uncle: Leni -- The Lawyer: The Factory-Owner: The Painter -- Block, the Corn Merchant: The Dismissal of the Lawyer -- In the Cathedral -- The End -- FRAGMENTS -- B.'s Friend -- The Lawyer from the State Prosecution Service -- Going To See Elsa -- The Fight with the Deputy Manager -- The Building -- Going To See His Mother -- Explanatory Notes.
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The trial
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2009
Verlag:
Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
Someone must have been telling tales about Josef K. for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested.'A successful professional man wakes up one morning to find himself under arrest for an offence which is never explained. The...
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Someone must have been telling tales about Josef K. for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested.'A successful professional man wakes up one morning to find himself under arrest for an offence which is never explained. The mysterious court which conducts his trial is outwardly co-operative, but capable of horrific violence. Faced with this ambiguous authority, Josef K. gradually succumbs to its psychological pressure. He consults various advisers without escaping his fate. Was there some way out that he failed to see? Kafka's unfinished novel has been read as a study of
Verlag:
Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
;
EBSCO Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL, USA
Someone must have been telling tales about Josef K. for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested.'A successful professional man wakes up one morning to find himself under arrest for an offence which is never explained. The...
mehr
Someone must have been telling tales about Josef K. for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested.'A successful professional man wakes up one morning to find himself under arrest for an offence which is never explained. The mysterious court which conducts his trial is outwardly co-operative, but capable of horrific violence. Faced with this ambiguous authority, Josef K. gradually succumbs to its psychological pressure. He consults various advisers without escaping his fate. Was there some way out that he failed to see? Kafka's unfinished novel has been read as a study of.
