“chlodwig franz”

Both Joseph K in The Trial and K in The Castle are victims of anonymous governing forces beyond their control. Both are atomized, estranged and rootless citizens deceived by authoritarian power. Whereas Joseph K is relentlessly hunted down for a crime that remains nameless, K ceaselessly attempts to... More

The tale of K's arrival in the village below the castle that seems to rule it is Kafka's Magnum Opus. The study of relationships, particularly between the individual and society, and between thought and action, epitomizes Kafka's vision of twentieth-century alienation and anxiety.... More

'One of the few great and perfect works of poetic imagination written during this century' Elias Canetti This volume contains some of Kafka's most famous stories, including 'Metamorphosis' in which Gregor Samsa wakes one morning from unsettling dreams to find himself transformed into a giant beetle-... More

The story of Karl Rossman who, after an embarrassing sexual misadventure with a servant girl, is banished to America by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in the magical land of opportunity, he instead gets swept up in a whirlwind of strange escapades and dizzying adventures.... More

This is an exciting time for Artificial Intelligence, and for Natural Language Processing in particular. Over the last five years or so, a newly revived spirit has gained prominence that promises to revitalize the whole field: the spirit of empiricism.This book introduces a new approach to the impor... More

All 24 songs of Schubert's great song cycle "Winterreise," along with the 4 songs of "Geistliche Lieder" and the beloved single songs "La Rose," "Die Forelle," and "Lob der Thranen." Reproduced from extremely rare early editions overseen by Liszt himself. With editorial notes, and English translatio... More