Kafka, Nahman of Bratslav, and the Judaic Literary Imagination

Franz Kafka and Nahman of Bratslav fall within the parameters of Judaic literary imagination, a trend involving a combination of exile and redemptive hope that identifies Judaic discourse. Kanofsky discusses the Judaic identity of Kafka's "The Judgment" and Nahman's "The Rab...

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Published in:Symposium (Syracuse) 1999-01, Vol.52 (4), p.196-203
Main Author: Kanofsky, Joseph A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Czech literature
Jewish literature
Judaism
Judgment
Kafka, Franz (1883-1924)
Literary criticism
Nahman of Bratslav
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Summary:Franz Kafka and Nahman of Bratslav fall within the parameters of Judaic literary imagination, a trend involving a combination of exile and redemptive hope that identifies Judaic discourse. Kanofsky discusses the Judaic identity of Kafka's "The Judgment" and Nahman's "The Rabbi's Son."
ISSN:0039-7709
1931-0676
DOI:10.1080/00397709909598271