Kafka and the Rat

Authors

  • Jacó Guinsburg Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17851/1982-3053.4.7.35-36

Keywords:

Kafka, Rat, Human Condition

Abstract

Focusing on a Kafka fable about a cat and a mouse, the present paper assesses the value that impregnates the words. The term "mouse" implies – when it is used to symbolize a sentient being provided with intelligence and a human essence – the lessening to something lower in the chain or at least placed in a context similar to that which man considers proper to a mouse.

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Author Biography

Jacó Guinsburg, Universidade de São Paulo

Professor Emérito da USP, tradutor e autor de, entre outros títulos: Stanislávski e o teatro de arte de Moscou; Leoni de'Sommi: um judeu no teatro da renascença  taliana; Diálogos sobre teatro; Aventuras de uma língua errante: ensaios de literatura e teatro ídiche, de 1996.

Published

2010-10-30

How to Cite

Guinsburg, J. (2010). Kafka and the Rat. Arquivo Maaravi: Revista Digital De Estudos Judaicos Da UFMG, 4(7), 35–36. https://doi.org/10.17851/1982-3053.4.7.35-36