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Spaces of hospitality

Spaces of hospitality ANGELAKI journal of the theoretical humanities volume 9 number 2 august 2004 “‘ urveyor,’ he said, ‘you cannot stay here. SForgive the impoliteness.’ ‘I didn’t want to stay,’ said K., ‘I simply wanted a little rest. Now that I have had it, I am leaving.’ ‘This lack of hospitality may surprise you,’ said the man, ‘but there is no custom of hospitality here, we do not need guests.’” This is what Kafka writes at the outset of The Castle, a labyrinthine descrip- tion of K.’s futile and hopeless attempts, as pointed out by Max Brod, “to acquire proper relations with the village and the castle.” “… There is no custom of hospitality here, we heidrun friese do not need guests”: following this double nega- tion the uncanny scene of being foreign expands ad nauseam. The uninvited guest has to face translated by james keye unfamiliar edifices, inexplicable customs, un- known and undecipherable habits, he encounters enigmatic people and is confronted with names SPACES OF indicating not legible, interpretable relations but utterly unknown strangers. In turn, the locals are HOSPITALITY juxtaposed with a foreigner, one who does not comprehend, acts in an odd manner and disrupts familiar comforts, the usual http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Angelaki: Journal of Theoretical Humanities Taylor & Francis

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Spaces of hospitality

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ANGELAKI journal of the theoretical humanities volume 9 number 2 august 2004 “‘ urveyor,’ he said, ‘you cannot stay here. SForgive the impoliteness.’ ‘I didn’t want to stay,’ said K., ‘I simply wanted a little rest. Now that I have had it, I am leaving.’ ‘This lack of hospitality may surprise you,’ said the man, ‘but there is no custom of hospitality here, we do not need guests.’” This is what Kafka...
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ANGELAKI journal of the theoretical humanities volume 9 number 2 august 2004 “‘ urveyor,’ he said, ‘you cannot stay here. SForgive the impoliteness.’ ‘I didn’t want to stay,’ said K., ‘I simply wanted a little rest. Now that I have had it, I am leaving.’ ‘This lack of hospitality may surprise you,’ said the man, ‘but there is no custom of hospitality here, we do not need guests.’” This is what Kafka writes at the outset of The Castle, a labyrinthine descrip- tion of K.’s futile and hopeless attempts, as pointed out by Max Brod, “to acquire proper relations with the village and the castle.” “… There is no custom of hospitality here, we heidrun friese do not need guests”: following this double nega- tion the uncanny scene of being foreign expands ad nauseam. The uninvited guest has to face translated by james keye unfamiliar edifices, inexplicable customs, un- known and undecipherable habits, he encounters enigmatic people and is confronted with names SPACES OF indicating not legible, interpretable relations but utterly unknown strangers. In turn, the locals are HOSPITALITY juxtaposed with a foreigner, one who does not comprehend, acts in an odd manner and disrupts familiar comforts, the usual

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Angelaki: Journal of Theoretical Humanities – Taylor & Francis

Published: Aug 1, 2004

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  • Gewalt und Harmonie
  • “Fremde.”
  • “Idee zu einer allgemeinen Geschichte in weltbürgerlicher Absicht.”
  • “Über ein vermeintliches Recht aus Menschenliebe zu lügen.”
  • “Zum ewigen Frieden: Ein philosophischer Entwurf.”
  • “Passaggio a Oriente, dono scambio obligazone.”
  • Die fröhliche Wissenschaft
  • “Das Gastrecht.”
  • Emile, or On Education
  • “Exkurs über den Fremden.”