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“This Nothing of a Voice”: Kafka’s Josefine Narrative as a Modern Reflection on Revelation and Language “这个声音的虚无”：卡夫卡的约瑟芬叙事对启示和语言的现代反思

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Naharaim Pub Date : 2021-05-24 DOI: 10.1515/naha-2020-0004

Bernhard Greiner

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“This Nothing of a Voice”: Kafka’s Josefine Narrative as a Modern Reflection on Revelation and Language “这个声音的虚无”：卡夫卡的约瑟芬叙事对启示和语言的现代反思

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Naharaim Pub Date : 2021-05-24 DOI: 10.1515/naharaim-2020-0004

Bernhard Greiner

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Naharaim Pub Date : 2021-05-20 DOI: 10.1515/naha-2020-0009

Eckart Goebel

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Naharaim Pub Date : 2021-05-20 DOI: 10.1515/naha-2021-0006

Ori Werdiger

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