Showing results for title "Metamorphosis", by author "Franz Kafka" in Politics & Social Sciences

“One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug.” With this startlingly bizarre sentence, Kafka begins his masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. It is the story of a young traveling salesman who, transformed overnight into a giant, beetle-like insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, a quintessentially alienated man. Rather than being surprised at the transformation, the members of his family despise it as an impending burden upon themselves.

Existentialism: Philosophical and Literary Works is a compelling anthology that delves into the realm of existentialist thought, exploring the profound philosophical and literary works that have shaped this influential movement. From the psychological depths of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground to the existential dilemmas of Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, and the introspective reflections of. Friedrich Nietzsche's Ecce Homo, this collection encompasses a wide range of existentialist voices.

The Metamorphosis is a haunting novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915, and remains one of his most acclaimed works. It tells the unsettling story of Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman who wakes up to discover he has been transformed into a grotesque verminous creature. This chilling tale, marked by its stark and absurd simplicity, has earned its place as a cornerstone of twentieth-century literature. This translation is by Ian Johnston, and the summary is narrated by David Richardson.