Though critics have been most attracted by the sport of potential influence, in the following I argue that there are other and more interesting grounds for studying Nabokov's reflections on Kafka and that these are to be found in Nabokov's singular interpretation of The Metamorphosis and what that interpretation has to say about his rules for good reading and good writing.
In the following essay, Ben-Ephraim demonstrates how Kafka both builds up and deconstructs the traditional pattern of allegory in his The Metamorphosis.
In the following essay, Ryan utilizes the eastern philosophy Samsara to explore suffering, death, and rebirth in "The Metamorphosis," and ultimately offers a new interpretation of it.
In the following essay, Barry offers a summary of critical scholarship about the significance and structure of Kafka’s use of metaphor in The Metamorphosis. Barry seeks to synthesize several of these analyses, linking the broader psychoanalytical undertones of Freudian interpretations with the post-structuralist concepts of Lacanian and Derridean philosophy.
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