Waving or Drowning: Kafka and Meaning
German literature expert Karen Leeder explores Franz Kafka's very modern use of messengers and messages, analysing how process is at the heart of his books.
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3. Waving or Drowning: Kafka and Meaning - Karen Leeder
Kafka's work is full of messengers and messages. Leeder examines the significance and interpretation of communication in Kafka, delving into meaning, a key debate around his work. She argues that it is not so much the meaning as the very act of purveying a message itself that is Kafka's aim.
Karen Leeder is a prize winning translator and Professor of Modern German Literature at New College, Oxford.
Producer, Polly Thomas
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- Wed 13 May 2015 22:45主播大秀 Radio 3
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