Publisher's Synopsis
Greatly influenced by psychoanalysis, psychological exegesis has reduced the themes of family in Franz Kafka's work to a merely Oedipal question. In contrast, this book claims that Kafka instead describes the son's desperate fight for freedom, which results in his submission to the rule of his parents. It includes a comprehensive look at Kafka's works, a survey of interpretations of his work, and an examination of the family as present in Kafka, all presented in clear language that makes it accessible to the general public as well as to specialists.
