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Item Details
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WITH THE SHARPENED AXE OF REASON
APPROACHES TO WALTER BENJAMIN |
| By: |
Gerhard Fischer (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£34.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
185973054X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781859730546 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
4 January, 1996 |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
This text includes: a re-evaluation of Benjamin's concepts of history and modernity; a discussion of aspects of Benjamin's literary scholarship and his theory/practice of literary criticism and epistolography; and a review of Benjamin's writings on media and performance theories. |
| Synopsis: |
Walter Benjamin holds a unique fascination for students and scholars interested in the question of modernity. The most original thinker of Weimar Germany, Benjamin has become something of a cultural icon and his works are often regarded with awe rather than critical scrutiny. This book offers surprising new insights from a number of perspectives -- sociology, history, women's studies, literary and cultural studies -- and investigates unexplored areas of Benjamin scholarship to arrive at a critically balanced perception of his work. There are four main sections:* a critical re-evaluation of Benjamin's concepts of history and modernity in light of postmodernist discourses;* a discussion of aspects of Benjamin's literary scholarship; * a re-evaluation of Benjamin's writings on media and performance theories; and * an investigation of Benjamin's peculiar 'utopianism' which includes a critical consideration of sexual/gender politics. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Berg Publishers |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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