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The Interpretation Of Kafka's Novels From The Angle Of Existence Theory

Posted on:2003-06-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Z M CaiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360092491500Subject:Literature and art
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From the angle of existence theory, the author interprets Kafka's novels philosophically, and analyzes their spirit constitution. This thesis is made up by nine sections.The introduction consists of two parts , the first one tells us the author's understanding of the novels all of which contain the description of the existence situation, plight and style of human life. Then it surveys the reason why he chose Kafka to interpret.The following text can be parted into :eighti sections. The first part discusses Kafka's creation attribute that he reproduced the phase artistically and profoundly with his visual writing techniques. That hasn't been promulgated before .The phase is decline and deserved situation, which is the essence of existence theory.The author pays attention to the ignorance and self-deception In the second part. Every great novel of Kafka unfolds the curtain of ignorance, and self-deception is the substance of some of his works. Therefore we can not understand these works, if we don't stand on this point which people were unaware of before. The author still turns out his opinion about the relation between art and self-deception like that, creation and appreciation of art is a self-deception properly rather than cheating. And its essential is swinging false to fact, intention to shape through considering nothing as exist, false as truth modally.In the third section the author explains the two important subjects, the collapse of human being and bonds of consciousness. Collapse is the loss of possibility that people to be people, which can expose the content formation and article attribute more exactly than deviation though there isn't much difference between them. On the other hand , he points out the bonds of consciousness made such an important effect onKafka's creation that most of his characters bear it. Who bears it, who loses himself.The next part is about the spirit anxiety what almost Kafka's works are penetrated. Though he not only represents nonsensical anxiety, but also represents the anxiety to exist, he didn't find a productive way to conquer it, and his characters all failed. They apparently overcame it ,but they trapped in slough and self-collapse in fact, if is the irrational system of existence.The disclosure of irrational power and authority is the main idea of the fifth part, including the distribution between them and the reliance on each other .If irrational power wanted to maintain its presence, it must restore to irrational system, hence, it formed the irrational power field and existence system under the effect of irrational authority. Once they formed, people in them have to be deprived and in bondage, which is the most inhumanity of them. Kafka's described the power's function and the characteristic of system. The power based on blindfold submission also called blindfold authorization which resulted in the irrational power's standardization.The sixth part emphasizes the life method of major characters who scrabble between slough and nature. Through the scrabble, Kafka's presented modern people's life mess.The seventh part summarizes the world that Kafka's described from the angle of existence theory , then surreys his devotion to art and the nudge his works supply to modern life especially to novel creation in modern China . The author also talks about culture comment, and suggests critics enrich their philosophy accomplishment. The part of conclusion summarizes the whole article.
Keywords/Search Tags:decline self-deception, collapse, anxiety, irrational authority
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