Talk:Kafkaesque

Move to Wiktionary

Shouldn't this be in the Wiktionary, not Wikipedia? - Nietzscheanlie

Seems to be too extensive an article for Wiktionary. Alan Liefting 08:09, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There's nothing wrong with a long usage section in Wiktionary. I still think this should be moved. I am proposing it on wikt:Talk:Kafkaesque. / edg ☺ ☭ 12:02, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment moved from article

In the movie "Congo," I believe the line was "This is right out of Kafka," and then came the angry question, "Who is Kafka?" anon User:68.196.213.254

This needs to be verified. Alan Liefting 08:09, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not every usage of the term merits inclusion. I deleted a few weak and non-illustrative examples (including, regrettably, some funny ones).[1] Best to just keep the ones that best illustrate the concept. / edg ☺ ★ 20:26, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pronouncation

Please insert ~~cigarettes~~ pronouncation —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dingy the kitten (talk • contribs) 08:06, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect proportions between introduction and main matter

The current version (2009-11-10) is very obviously misproportioned, and I suggest that this is corrected, preferably by moving to a one-section article. I refrain from doing so myself only because of the possibility of future growth of the article, and a wish not to screw up specific plans that may exist. 94.220.247.32 (talk) 23:44, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Uncited

I removed the following because it is uncited:

It can also describe an intentional distortion of reality by powerful but anonymous bureaucrats. "Lack of evidence is treated as a pesky inconvenience, to be circumvented by such Kafkaesque means as depositing unproven allegations into sealed files..." Another definition would be an existentialist state of ever-elusive freedom while existing under unmitigable control.

The adjective refers to anything suggestive of Kafka, especially his nightmarish style of narration, in which characters lack a clear course of action, the ability to see beyond immediate events, and the possibility of escape. The term's meaning has transcended the literary realm to apply to real-life occurrences and situations that are incomprehensibly complex, bizarre, or illogical.

The first paragraph contains a quotation, but no source is given for it. None of this should be restored unless it is sourced. ---RepublicanJacobite_{The'FortyFive'} 16:01, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]