Colour and Light, Illness and Death : A New Interpretation of Kafka's der Proceß
ISBN: 9783035102390
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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Subjects: Literature;

This work explores an original interpretation of Franz Kafka's novel, Der Proceß (The Trial), which argues that the novel is in the form of a series of dreams, dreamt by a man who has been stricken with a serious illness. The thesis presents detailed evidence to show that the novel is intended to be a transcript of the dreams of the protagonist, Josef K., and that K. is suffering from tuberculosis, a fact which both gives rise to and shapes his dreams.
The thesis also discusses the special role of art, literature and colour, which have a notable effect on the way the illness manifests itself in the dreams.
In arguing this interpretation the author explodes a number of myths about the novel, not least that the world of Josef K., rather than being dreary and monochrome, is full of beauty and colour.

Barbara McKenzie has recently completed a doctoral thesis on Kafka's The Trial , the content of which forms the basis for this work. The author is a graduate of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and Lancaster University, England.

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