In the following essay, Eilittä explores the influence of Kierkegaard's religious-existential philosophy on Kafka's attempts through short fiction to regard the notion of identity.

In the following essay, Hartsock focuses on Henry James's intellectually pragmatic perception of death as a "termination " and his emotional faith in the supreme value of life.

In the following essay, Beck explores debased female sexuality and the "androcentric " point of view in Franz Kafka's fiction.

In the following essay, Sussman argues that the structure of “The Country Doctor” creates an extended metaphor, but not a complete story.

In the following essay, Bernheimer studies Franz Kafka's literary-existential exploration of the subject of death.

In the following essay, Hughes employs psychoanalytic theory in his reading of “The Judgement.”

In the following essay, Vaughan employs Hasidic tales to come to an understanding of Kafka's parable “Eine kaiserliche Botschaft.”

In the following essay, Beck, using a Jewish feminist approach, looks at the influence of Yiddish theater on Kafka's short ficiton.

In the following essay, Fickert analyzes “Vor dem Gesetz,” part of Der Prozess.

In the following essay, Wasserman posits that the marten-like character in “The Animal in the Synagogue” symbolizes the female prophet Huldah.