![]() ![]() In the early twentieth century, several major authors seem to have been enticed by the lure and the challenge that the narrative encounter between Odysseus and the Sirens radiates.As we shall see, Franz Kafka, Bertolt Brecht and James Joyce, drawn to this topos of the Sirens, seek to utilize this ancient music, the Sirens’ tones, for their own different and distinctive modern purposes, as if tempted by an imperceptible pull to rewrite this moment of seduction.Consequendy,onecanbeginbyassumingthatthereisarelation between the seductiveness of the Sirens and the urge to (re) write. Not only is the character Odysseus attracted by the Sirens’ song, but the textual encounter with the Sirens has also stimulated the poetic imagination of many writers. 2,2000 The Signifier as Siren-Kafka, Brecht, Joyce and the Seduction of the Text N i c o l e B r a c k e r UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA InthisessayIwanttodiscussvariousaspectsofthetoposoftheSirens’ song in the twelfth book of Homer’s Odyssey. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:
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