Publisher:
University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor
"Kafka's Zoopoetics is the first extensive account of animals and human-animal relations in the work of Franz Kafka. The book appeals to a broad audience, including scholars and students of Comparative Literature, German Studies, Cultural Studies,...
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"Kafka's Zoopoetics is the first extensive account of animals and human-animal relations in the work of Franz Kafka. The book appeals to a broad audience, including scholars and students of Comparative Literature, German Studies, Cultural Studies, and Human-Animal Studies. Kafka's pivotal role in world literature cannot be overestimated. Exploring the multidimensional relations between humans and animals, the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of Human-Animal Studies intertwines political and environmental critical paradigms, which are at the core of the contemporary intellectual discussion"--
Introduction: Kafka and Other Animals -- Part I: Interspecies Transitioning -- Part II: Humanimal Power Relations -- Part III: Between Ontological and Performative Hybridity -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
