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- Title
Allotria and Excreta in "In the Penal Colony".
- Authors
Corngold, Stanley
- Abstract
The essay presents a literary criticism about the short story "In the Penal Colony" (IPC), or "In der Strafkolonie," by Franz Kafka, in which the author examines the story's use of nonsensical and figurative rhetorical strategies, which the author calls Allotria, and bodily excrement. Topics include the story's political administration of terror and justice and a rhetorical analysis of its composition.
- Subjects
IN der Strafkolonie (Short story); JUSTICE in literature; KAFKA, Franz, 1883-1924; RHETORICAL analysis; FECES in literature; IN the Penal Colony (Short story)
- Publication
Modernism/Modernity, 2001, Vol 8, Issue 2, p281
- ISSN
1071-6068
- Publication type
Short Story Review
- DOI
10.1353/mod.2001.0019