El enigma del individuo: antecedentes y convergencias entre Franz Kafka y César Vallejo

The affinity between Kafka and Vallejo is based on the transformation from man to animal that they present in their narratives: The Metamorphosis and “The Caynas”. In both of them the transformation occur gradually and they construct an oppressive atmosphere in a sort of “fatum” which ends in the me...

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Main Author: María del Rocío Oviedo
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická Fakulta 2023-12-01
Series:Svět Literatury
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Online Access:https://svetliteratury.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/11/Maria_del_Rocio_Oviedo_36-44.pdf
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Summary:The affinity between Kafka and Vallejo is based on the transformation from man to animal that they present in their narratives: The Metamorphosis and “The Caynas”. In both of them the transformation occur gradually and they construct an oppressive atmosphere in a sort of “fatum” which ends in the meaninglessness of existence. Given the impossibility of a direct influence Kafka’s on Vallejo due to the dates of publication, the origin of the affinity is to be found in the readings that they share.
ISSN:0862-8440
2336-6729