"This is progress"
Manea, Clark, Kunz, Olson, Lorde
New Class: Kafka’s Insights for the 21st Century
This 4-week course, Thursdays, 7-8:30 PM ET via Zoom, April 17, 24, May 1, May 8, will be about the life and writing of Franz Kafka (1883-1924). We will read selections of his work to more fully understand Kafka’s world, his writing, his thinking, and what we can learn from his fiction for our own writing. We will focus on the most important years of his life and the culture of Prague during 1910-1915. We will examine his family, his work, psychological development, engagement to Felice Bauer, and his illness.
Goals:
Understanding of essential facts about Kafka’s writing life and writing
Understanding and application of the psychological dimension of his writing to life now
Greater appreciation for Kafka’s contribution to literature
To gain familiarity with Franz Kafka’s daily life, language, and milieu in fin-de-siècle Prague
Understanding the reasons his writing might feel prophetic
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Norman Manea:
Tiana Clark:
Edgar Kunz:
Christina Olson:
Audre Lorde:
Love the incessant pulse of Tiana Clark's poem, and the contrast between all the poems.
The Edgar Kunz does all the good stuff...