John O. said:
> Is any of this what Kafka intended? Are any of these readings (or all
> of them) the ones he "had in mind"? I have never been able to find
> out and, frankly, my interest in that question is of a much more
> trivial nature (as a sort of personality of interest question) than my
> interest in these readings and what they can offer those with whom I
> am sharing the experience of this little story. The question of
> original intent does not go away, it is not made impossible; it simply
> becomes much less important at this point.
Great post, John. Now the authorial intent people need to come up with
a reading that they can identify as authorial intent, and defend it. Or
offer a counterexample.
Don't hold your breath.
Jim
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