Freedom from the free will :: on Kafka's laughter /
Many of Kafka's narratives place their heroes in situations of confinement. Gregor Samsa is locked in his room in the Metamorphosis, and the land surveyor in The Castle is stuck in the village unable either to leave or to gain access to the castle. Dimitris Vardoulakis argues that Kafka constru...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Many of Kafka's narratives place their heroes in situations of confinement. Gregor Samsa is locked in his room in the Metamorphosis, and the land surveyor in The Castle is stuck in the village unable either to leave or to gain access to the castle. Dimitris Vardoulakis argues that Kafka constructs these plots of confinement in order to laugh at his heroes' futile attempts to express their will. In this way, Kafka emerges as a critic of the free will and as a proponent of a different kind of freedom: one focused within the confines of one's experience and mediated by one's circumstances. Vardoulakis contends that his sense of humor is the key to understanding Kafka as a political thinker. Laughter, in this account, is the tool used to deconstruct power. By placing Kafka in dialogue with philosophy and political theory, Vardoulakis shows that Kafka can give us invaluable insights into how to be free--and how to laugh. -- |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781438462417 1438462417 |
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| spelling | Vardoulakis, Dimitris, author. Freedom from the free will : on Kafka's laughter / Dimitris Vardoulakis. Albany : State University of New York Press, 2016. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy Includes bibliographical references and index. Kafka's Cages: Laughter and the Free Will -- The Abrahamic Laughter: The Topography of Freedom in "The Judgment" and Metamorphosis -- The Return of the Body: The Ethics of Laughter -- The Law of Freedom: Reading The Trial through Spinoza -- Executing Violence: The Drama of Power in "In the Penal Colony" -- Postscript: A Triple or a Single Will? Print version record. Many of Kafka's narratives place their heroes in situations of confinement. Gregor Samsa is locked in his room in the Metamorphosis, and the land surveyor in The Castle is stuck in the village unable either to leave or to gain access to the castle. Dimitris Vardoulakis argues that Kafka constructs these plots of confinement in order to laugh at his heroes' futile attempts to express their will. In this way, Kafka emerges as a critic of the free will and as a proponent of a different kind of freedom: one focused within the confines of one's experience and mediated by one's circumstances. Vardoulakis contends that his sense of humor is the key to understanding Kafka as a political thinker. Laughter, in this account, is the tool used to deconstruct power. By placing Kafka in dialogue with philosophy and political theory, Vardoulakis shows that Kafka can give us invaluable insights into how to be free--and how to laugh. -- From publisher's website. Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 Criticism and interpretation. Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 Humor. Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJy8mdC4cmCd46PCGdYF8C Kafka, Franz 1883-1924 gnd Liberty in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076482 Free will and determinism in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051689 Liberté dans la littérature. Libre arbitre et déterminisme dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM European German. bisacsh Free will and determinism in literature fast Liberty in literature fast Freiheit Motiv gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4125079-5 Lachen Motiv gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4257028-1 Humor fast Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast has work: Freedom from the free will (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFQXxGWRvFxmKqKrVFgcpq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Vardoulakis, Dimitris. Freedom from the free will. Albany : State University of New York Press, 2016 9781438462394 (DLC) 2016005982 (OCoLC)946987489 SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84720871 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1350130 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Vardoulakis, Dimitris Freedom from the free will : on Kafka's laughter / SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy. Kafka's Cages: Laughter and the Free Will -- The Abrahamic Laughter: The Topography of Freedom in "The Judgment" and Metamorphosis -- The Return of the Body: The Ethics of Laughter -- The Law of Freedom: Reading The Trial through Spinoza -- Executing Violence: The Drama of Power in "In the Penal Colony" -- Postscript: A Triple or a Single Will? Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 Criticism and interpretation. Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 Humor. Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJy8mdC4cmCd46PCGdYF8C Kafka, Franz 1883-1924 gnd Liberty in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076482 Free will and determinism in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051689 Liberté dans la littérature. Libre arbitre et déterminisme dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM European German. bisacsh Free will and determinism in literature fast Liberty in literature fast Freiheit Motiv gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4125079-5 Lachen Motiv gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4257028-1 |
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| title_full | Freedom from the free will : on Kafka's laughter / Dimitris Vardoulakis. |
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| topic | Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 Criticism and interpretation. Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 Humor. Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJy8mdC4cmCd46PCGdYF8C Kafka, Franz 1883-1924 gnd Liberty in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076482 Free will and determinism in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051689 Liberté dans la littérature. Libre arbitre et déterminisme dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM European German. bisacsh Free will and determinism in literature fast Liberty in literature fast Freiheit Motiv gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4125079-5 Lachen Motiv gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4257028-1 |
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