Puzzles of the body
Subtitle: the labyrinth in Kafka's Prozess, Hesse's Steppenwolf, and Mann's Zauberberg
By: David Kenosian.
Series: Studies on themes and motifs in literature,; v. 10
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
Subjects: German fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Labyrinths in literature.
Description: This concise study analyzes the motif of the labyrinth in Kafka's Prozess, Hesse's Steppenwolf, and Mann's Zauberberg as a signifier of the cultural crisis of the early 20th century. Josef K., Harry Haller, and Hans Castorp seek the meaning of life in confusing, labyrinthine worlds. Dr.

Kenosian links the thematic configurations relating to the figures' process of self-realization to the thinking of Nietzsche and Heidegger who, either explicitly or implicitly, rethink the significance of corporeality for philosophy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-144) and index.