Tag Archives: Franz Kafka

Score One for the Close Reading of Literature! Psychologists Say that Reading Kafka-like Defamiliarizing Literature is Good for Your Brain!

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

Literature intructors and creative writers of the world, unite and take heart! We’re not useless afterall! Psychologists at the University of California at Santa Barbara report in a recent academic journal article that they gave a group of students Franz Kafka’s defamiliarizing … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: A Very Brief Parable by Franz Kafka

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

Franz Kafka’s “Give It Up”: “It was very early in the morning, the streets clean and deserted, and I was on my way to the railroad station. As I compared the tower clock with my watch I realized that it … Continue reading →

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Aphorism and Nietzsche: What It Means to Blog and Be a Blogger

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

It occurs to me that a blog entry is a lot like an aphorism. What I mean is that blogs and aphorisms are like matches struck: they flare up, contribute light to a subject, then return to the darkness. A blog entry, like … Continue reading →

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