Prague Circles: Backgrounds and Methods -- Where's the Difference? Culture, Ideology, and the Aesthetics of Nationality -- The Territory of Language: From Art to Politics -- Encircling Humanity: Expressionist Universalism and Revolution -- Circumscribing Spiritual Territory: Inside Prague's Cultural Zionism -- New Orientations: Judaism, Desire, and the Gaze Eastward -- Middle Ground: Translation, Mediation, Correspondence -- Conclusion: Middle Europe
Summary
This cultural history maps the 'territories' carved out by German-Jewish artists and intellectuals living in Prague at the dawn of the 20th century. It explores the social, cultural, and ideological contexts in which Franz Kafka and his contemporaries flourished
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-317) and index
