The Castle (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Franz Kafka
- First Published: 1926
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Allegory
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Philosophical realism
- Subjects: Europe or Europeans, Villages, Symbolism, Castles, Employment or employees, Bureaucracy or bureaucrats
- Locales: Europe
Places Discussed
Bridge. Wooden bridge connecting the main approach to the village on which the protagonist, K., pauses in the opening moments of the novel. The bridge is a transitional point between K.’s previous life, about which only a few details are provided, and his new life in the village. For a long time he stands on the bridge, “gazing upward into the seeming emptiness.” Although K. is ostensibly a traveler with no immediately identifiable goal, his gaze upward into apparent emptiness foreshadows the presence of the castle.
Bridge Inn. Named after the...
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