Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1982

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Coyle, William

Abstract

That the themes of paradox, quest, and paranoia, along with several lesser themes, are paralleled in the novels of Kafka and Pynchon (Amerika and V.; The Trial and The Crying of Lot 49; The Castle and Gravity's Rainbow) can be demonstrated by a comparative analysis supported by specific examples from their works. That these themes inform Kafka's work within a serious construct of despair and Pynchon's work within a humorous construct of apocalypse, both leading to the possibility of transcendence, is revealed by an examination of their novels in juxtaposition. The validity of their visions is affirmed by the relevance of their work to the human condition.

Extent

81 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1982.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT14108

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