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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jun 6, 2008 1:21:46 GMT -6
I am checking to see who would be interested in signing up for a class on Franz Kafka. This German author fiction writer's unique style has made his name an adjective for the inexplicably disturbing and bizarre. For general information about him, you can see his Wikipedia entry. The class would begin with the Metamorphosis, one of his short stories and the most famous thing he wrote, move on to A Country Doctor and In the Penal Colony and would spend most of the rest of the time looking at his book The Trial. It would probably last eight or ten weeks; I haven't written the syllabus or starting the lectures yet. Please post here if you would be interested.
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Sir X. Pol Briga
Talossan since 11-10-2005 Knight since 12-26-2009
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Post by Sir X. Pol Briga on Jun 6, 2008 10:46:19 GMT -6
I would be interested in a course on Kafka - I have never read anything from him, but it would appear that his work would have influenced things things I have read so it would be appropriate to investigate those orgins.
XPB
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Post by Aspra Roseta Laira on Jun 7, 2008 16:51:29 GMT -6
I'd definitely be interested in a course on Kafka!
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jun 25, 2008 11:32:47 GMT -6
Since there isn't sufficient interest, I will table this class for now. Maybe another time.
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Cagatay Cakyr
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Post by Cagatay Cakyr on Jul 2, 2008 2:34:48 GMT -6
Folk! Whenever I read Kafka, I fall in depression So I say, be careful. As far as I know, his writing is kinda pessimistic!
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Post by Stephanie Upton on Jul 2, 2008 17:13:49 GMT -6
one of my teachers mentioned Kafka in a lecture so I was a bit curious to find out more about him. I hope you can teach the course eventually
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Flip Molinar
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Post by Flip Molinar on Jul 8, 2008 13:35:24 GMT -6
I would be interested to learn about him and his works.
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Post by D. N. Vercáriâ on Jan 3, 2012 3:42:30 GMT -6
... Franz Kafka. This German author... Wouldn't Czechs say that he was a Czech writer?
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Post by Ián B. Anglatzarâ on Jan 3, 2012 8:41:51 GMT -6
I'm not Czech and I don't see how he could be claimed to be a German writer. He was born and lived most of his life in Austria-Hungary, and died in Czechoslovachia. Never was he a German citizen (although he lived briefly in Berlin a few months the year before he died).
But a German-language writer he definitely was...
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Post by Iason Bitxichë Taiwos on Jan 4, 2012 18:27:31 GMT -6
Only thing I read by him was "in the Penal Colony", even tho I have copies of all the other works mentioned. (Just haven't gotten around to them.) (I did see the Orson Welles film adaptation of "the Trial", which I liked.) So no plans on starting this class?
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Post by Munditenens Tresplet on Jan 10, 2012 8:22:25 GMT -6
I would be interested if it were offered!
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Post by Johnney Rhodes on Jan 20, 2012 19:10:08 GMT -6
Sounds fascinating
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Jan 22, 2012 15:40:51 GMT -6
Wow, there seems to be more interest than I thought. ... Franz Kafka. This German author... Wouldn't Czechs say that he was a Czech writer? Yes, of course. I was sloppy - he was Czech, but he wrote in German. Thank you.
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Post by Eiric S. Börnatfiglheu on Jan 23, 2012 23:20:42 GMT -6
I actually taught classes for a spell just down the street from where he went to school. I'm in.
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Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă
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Post by Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă on Sept 17, 2012 8:32:59 GMT -6
Alexandreu, were you planning on doing this course? I'd be interested even though I am something on the order of 9 months late in posting through no fault of my own given I wasn't even aware of Talossa 9 months ago.
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