The Trial contains a dream-like atmosphere. The narrative unfolds within a surreal, strange setting that resembles the logic of a dream or a nightmare. Joseph K.’s abrupt, unexplained arrest—without charges, reason, or warning—immediately places him in a surreal scenario. It’s… Read More »Dream motif in Franz Kafka’s The Trial
The Trial is one of Kafka’s most renowned works, published posthumously by his friend Max Brod. The novel offers a symbolic exploration of Kafka’s awareness of the unconscious mind. It presents a powerful conflict between the conscious and unconscious mind,… Read More »Psychoanalytic reading of Franz Kafka’s The Trial
Franz Kafka’s The Trial explores themes of alienation, powerlessness, etc. Bureaucracy originated within capitalist culture, which started to govern all human beings. Over time, it developed into an overpowering system that began to govern and regulate every aspect of human… Read More »Bureaucracy in Franz Kafka’s The Trial
Franz Kafka’s The Trial is a landmark of 20th-century literature. Much of his work explores themes of alienation, anxiety, and powerlessness. His unique style of blending the ordinary with nightmare led to the term “Kafkaesque.” The Trial follows Joseph K.,… Read More »The Three Aquittals in Franz Kafka’s The Trial
Federico García Lorca was a Spanish point who explored themes of love, nature, death, particularly in the context of Spanish culture. Sleepwalking Ballad originally titled as ‘Romance Sonambulo’ is one of Lorca’s most popular poems. Federico García Lorca like most… Read More »Sleepwalking Ballad by Federico Garcia Lorca analysis
When Anna Akhmatova began working on her long poem ‘Requiem’ she knew that she would not be allowed to publish it. Stalin held power on the printing presses and he wouldn’t allow to publish any work that challenged the official… Read More »Anna Akhmatova’s Requiem and the terror of Stalinist government
The pyramid by Ismail Kadare is a political allegory set in Egypt, chronicling the construction of the Great pyramid under Pharaoh Cheops. Ismail Kadare is a well-known Albanian writer, who discusses themes like totalitarianism, oppression, history in his works. An… Read More »Ismail Kadare’s The Pyramid as an allegory of 20th century dictatorship
About the Poet Hilda Doolittle, known as H.D., was an American poet, novelist, and memoirist linked to the early 20th-century Imagist movement. Her writing frequently delves into themes like gender, identity, mythology, and spirituality. Drawing significant inspiration from Greek mythology,… Read More »Helen by H.D. Analysis
About the poet Hilda Doolittle, known as H.D., was an American poet, novelist, and memoirist linked to the early 20th-century Imagist movement. Her writing frequently delves into themes like gender, identity, mythology, and spirituality. Drawing significant inspiration from Greek mythology,… Read More »Eurydice by H.D. Summary
The History of Sexuality is a four-volume work by French historian and philosopher Michel Foucault that explores the concept of sexuality in Western society. In this study, Foucault investigates how “sexuality” emerged as a distinct discursive object and became a… Read More »Repressive Hypothesis by Michel Foucault