Kafka and His Precursors
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| - | It has been suggested that [[Jorge Luis Borges|Borges]]'s dictum "The early [[Franz Kafka|Kafka]] of "[[Contemplation (Kafka) |Betrachtung]]" is less a precursor of the Kafka of sombre myths and atrocious institutions than is Browning or Lord Dunsany" in his essay "[[Kafka and His Precursors]]" implies that the early Kafka is less '[[Kafkaesque]]' than some of his precursors. [http://books.google.be/books?id=FA5pmSBuW3UC&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=%22the+Kafka+of+sombre+myths%22&source=bl&ots=Sd7LqA2thI&sig=G3rZortXXWAY-IxMtyCEO1f9jSQ&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=mAQDU7-4IcS0ywP_wIHgDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22the%20Kafka%20of%20sombre%20myths%22&f=false] | + | "The early [[Kafka]] of ''[[Contemplation (Kafka)|Betrachtung]]'' is less a precursor of the Kafka of somber myths and atrocious institutions than is [[Robert Browning|Browning]] or [[Lord Dunsany]]."--"[[Kafka and His Precursors]]" (1952) by Jorge Luis Borges |
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| - | "'''Kafka y sus precursores'''" (”'''Kafka and His Precursors'''”) is an essay by [[Jorge Luis Borges]] on [[Franz Kafka]] collected in ''[[Otras Inquisiciones]]'' (1952). | + | "'''Kafka y sus precursores'''" (”'''Kafka and His Precursors'''”) is an essay on [[Franz Kafka]] by Argentine writer [[Jorge Luis Borges]] collected in ''[[Other Inquisitions 1937-1952]]''. |
| - | Borges lists six percursors to Kafka: [[Zeno's paradoxes|Zeno]]'s paradoxes of motion, [[Han Yu]]'s reflections on the unicorn, [[Søren Kierkegaard]]'s [[Endeavour, or a North Pole Expedition|North Pole]] and counterfeiter parables, [[Robert Browning]]'s poem "[[Fears and Scruples]]", [[Léon Bloy]]'s story "[[Les Captifs de Longjumeau]]" from ''[[Histoires désobligeantes]]'' and [[Lord Dunsany]]'s "Carcassonne". | + | Borges lists six precursors to Kafka: [[Zeno's paradoxes|Zeno's paradoxes of motion]], [[Han Yu]]'s reflections on the unicorn, [[Søren Kierkegaard]]'s [[Endeavour, or a North Pole Expedition|North Pole]] and counterfeiter parables, [[Robert Browning]]'s poem "[[Fears and Scruples]]", [[Léon Bloy]]'s story "[[The Captives of Longjumeau]]" and [[Lord Dunsany]]'s "[[Carcassonne (Lord Dunsany)|Carcassonne]]". |
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| + | When Borges states that "the early Kafka of "[[Contemplation (Kafka)|Betrachtung]] is less a precursor of the Kafka of somber myths and atrocious institutions than is Browning or Lord Dunsany," he seems to imply that some writers are more [[Kafkaesque]] than Kafka. | ||
| The philosophical term "[[Borgesian conundrum]]" is named after Borges in connection with this essay. | The philosophical term "[[Borgesian conundrum]]" is named after Borges in connection with this essay. | ||
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| *[[Intertextuality]] | *[[Intertextuality]] | ||
| - | *[[Kafkaesque]] | + | *''[[Anthologie raisonnée de la littérature chinoise]]'' by [[Georges Margouliès]] |
| - | *[[Zeno's paradox]] | + | *''[[A Short Life of Kierkegaard]]'' by Walter Lowrie |
| - | *[[Han Yu]] | + | |
| - | *[[Margouliès]]' ''[[Anthologie raisonnée de la littérature chinoise]]'' | + | |
| - | *[[Kierkegaard]] | + | |
| - | *[[A Short Life of Kierkegaard]] | + | |
| - | *Browning's poem "[[Fears and Scruples]]", "And if this friend were... God?" | + | |
| - | *Léon Bloy's ''[[Histoires désobligeantes]]'' | + | |
| - | *"Carcassonne", [[Lord Dunsany]], ''[[A Dreamer's Tales]]'' | + | |
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"Kafka y sus precursores" (”Kafka and His Precursors”) is an essay on Franz Kafka by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges collected in Other Inquisitions 1937-1952.
Borges lists six precursors to Kafka: Zeno's paradoxes of motion, Han Yu's reflections on the unicorn, Søren Kierkegaard's North Pole and counterfeiter parables, Robert Browning's poem "Fears and Scruples", Léon Bloy's story "The Captives of Longjumeau" and Lord Dunsany's "Carcassonne".
When Borges states that "the early Kafka of "Betrachtung is less a precursor of the Kafka of somber myths and atrocious institutions than is Browning or Lord Dunsany," he seems to imply that some writers are more Kafkaesque than Kafka.
The philosophical term "Borgesian conundrum" is named after Borges in connection with this essay.
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See also
- Intertextuality
- Anthologie raisonnée de la littérature chinoise by Georges Margouliès
- A Short Life of Kierkegaard by Walter Lowrie
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