The Failed-Escape Artist: Kafka, Houdini and “In the Penal Colony”

In Kafka studies there exists an often dualistic debate: is escape from his texts possible or impossible? Scholars have not fully considered how comparing Kafka's “In the Penal Colony” with Houdini's escape art may offer a more nuanced approach. The escape artist's body could be read...

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Autor principal: Hingley, LH
Format: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicat: Indiana University Press 2019

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