Maurer, Karl-Heinz2008-09-052008-09-052008-09-05http://hdl.handle.net/10267/2665This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.We will read most of Franz Kafka’s major short stories, two of his three novels, and excerpts from his diaries and letters along with some critical and historical literature. We will soon notice that Kafka’s fictitious characters are hybrids – often animal-human composits, such as the insectoid creature in “The Metamorphosis,” but also hybrids of different sorts, in whom the sacred and the profane, the artistic and the quotidian, the self and the other mingle and conflict. Thus, Kafka’s texts challenge our notions of personal, social, and national identity, and even our understanding of humanity itself.en-USRhodes College owns the rights to the archival digital objects in this repository. Objects are made available for educational use only and may not be used for any non-educational or commercial purpose. Approved educational uses include private research and scholarship, teaching, and student projects. For additional information please contact archives@rhodes.edu. Fees may apply.GermanSyllabusCurriculumAcademic departmentsText2007 FallSyllabus