City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 10-2014 Kafka's German-Jewish Reception as Mirror of Modernity Abraham Ariel Rubin Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/376 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] Kafka’s German-Jewish Reception as Mirror of Modernity by Abraham Rubin A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Comparative Literature in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2014 © 2014 ABRAHAM RUBIN All Rights Reserved ii This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Comparative Literature in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Professor John Brenkman___________ ___________ _________________________________ Date Chair of Examining Committee Professor André Aciman______________ ___________ ___________________________________ Date Executive Officer ____Professor John Brenkman_____ ____Professor Vincent Crapanzano_ ____Professor Richard Wolin______ Supervisory Committee iii THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK ABSTRACT Kafka’s German-Jewish Reception as Mirror of Modernity by Abraham Rubin Adviser: John Brenkman