The Metamorphosis: The Potrait Of Kafka's Life

The Metamorphosis written by Franz Kafka is considered one of the few great, poetic works of the twentieth century. Addressing The Metamorphosis, Elias Canetti, a Nobel Prize-winning author, has commented, "In The Metamorphosis Kafka has reached the height of his mastery: he has written something which he could never surpass, because there is nothing which The Metamorphosis could be surpassed by - one of the few great, perfect poetic works of this century" There are …

…in his literature. WORK CITED Kafka Franz. "The Metamorphosis." Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Ed: X.J.Kennedy, and Dana Gioia. 7th ed. New York: Longman, 1999. 296-329. Kafka, Franz. "Letters and Diaries." The Metamorphosis. Trans. and Ed. Corngold, Stanley. New York: Norton, 1996. 61-74. Corngold, Stanley. "Preface." The Metamorphosis. Trans. and Ed. Corngold, Stanley. Sydney: Bantan, 1972. xi Kafka, Franz. "Explanatory Notes To The Text." The Metamorphosis. Trans. and Ed. Corngold, Stanley. Sydney: Bantan, 1972. 77.