Transforming Kafka : : Translation Effects / / Patrick O'Neill.
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 Imposs...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Pilot 2014-2015 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018] ©2014 |
Year of Publication: | 2018 |
Language: | English |
Series: | German and European Studies
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Other title: | 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 |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781442623798 9783110606812 |
DOI: | 10.3138/9781442623798 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Patrick O'Neill. |