A Consideration of Kafka's Platonic Influences in The Trial

Creaney, Shana N, Ms.

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A Consideration of Kafka's Platonic Influences in The Trial

dc:creator Creaney, Shana N, Ms.

thesis:degree_name Master of Arts (M.A.)

dc:date.available2019

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An analysis of Kafka's The Trial using the lens of Plato's Republic to re-analyze the character arc of Joseph K. What exactly does Kafka mean when he has K. die "like a dog"? Is it possible to see the ending as hopeful or optimistic rather than bleak?

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Name thesis:degree_name: Master of Arts (M.A.)
Level thesis:degree_level: Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline: English
Year dc:date.available: 2019

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Author dc:creator: Creaney, Shana N, Ms.
Contributors dc:contributor: Vaclav Paris
Robert Higney
Daniel Gustafson

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Repository record dc:identifier: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cc_etds_theses/744
OAI identifier oai:identifier: oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:cc_etds_theses-1802

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