The document provides biographical information about Franz Kafka and summarizes his short story "The Metamorphosis". It describes how the main character, Gregor Samsa, wakes up to find he has transformed into a large insect. It also gives contextual details, including Kafka's birth in 1883 in Prague and some of the anti-Semitic events occurring in Germany and Prague at the time. It lists some of Kafka's notable contemporaries and discusses how his friend Max Brod came to believe Kafka's work was superior to his own.
The Narrator describes a night spent on a ship in the mouth of the Thames River in England. Marlow, one of the men on board, tells of his time spent as a riverboat pilot in the Belgian Congo.
The Narrator describes a night spent on a ship in the mouth of the Thames River in England. Marlow, one of the men on board, tells of his time spent as a riverboat pilot in the Belgian Congo.
Third lecture for my students in English 104A, UC Santa Barbara, spring 2012. Course website: http://patrickbrianmooney.nfshost.com/~patrick/ta/s12/index.html
What Happened in 9 AD? What if history changes?Bob Mayer
I, Claudius? Ovid is banished. Empress Wang. Taxes go up. Roman Legions massacred and more. What if our history is changed? What if the time patrol's mission is to keep that from happening? What if . . .
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