Walter Benjamin

Critical Constellations

AvGraeme Gilloch

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

The works of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) are widely acclaimed as being among the most original and provocative writings of twentieth-century critical thought, and have become required reading for scholars and students in a range of academic disciplines. This book provides a lucid introduction to Benjamin's oeuvre through a close and sensitive reading not only of his major studies, but also of some of his less familiar essays and fragments. Gilloch offers an original interpretation of, and fresh insights into, the continuities between Benjamin's always demanding and seemingly disparate texts. Gilloch's book will be of particular interest to students and scholars in social theory, literary theory, cultural and media studies and urban studies who are seeking a sophisticated yet readable overview of Benjamin's work. It will also prove rewarding reading for those already well-versed in Benjaminian thought.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-12-06
Mått:158 x 236 x 26 mm
Vikt:572 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Key Contemporary Thinkers
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9780745610078

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion
Litteraturteori inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

Graeme Gilloch is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Salford

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"This is an excellent introduction to Benjamin's thought, written with great clarity and richly located within his biography. Gilloch's focus upon Benjamin's reconstruction of the 'afterlife' of things enables him to reveal new interconnections and interpretive trajectories within Benjamin's themes and texts, whether they be his writings on language, literature, the city, the new media or the Arcades Project. A most welcome addition to Polity's series on contemporary thinkers." David Frisby, University of Glasgow"A fine text to accompany a firsthand reading of Benjamin, such reading is necessary to understand the thinker critiqued here." Library Journal "The book highlights some major motifs of Benjamin's work and will probably be of interest, above all, to students of media and related aspects of social history or theory" Brendan Moran, Philosophy in Review

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements viiiAbbreviations xIntroduction: Benjamin as a Key Contemporary Thinker 11 Immanent Criticism and Exemplary Critique 272 Allegory and Melancholy 573 From Cityscape to Dreamworld 884 Paris and the Arcades 1135 Culture and Critique in Crisis 1406 Benjamin On-Air, Benjamin on Aura 1637 Love at Last Sight 198Conclusion: Towards a Contemporary Constellation 234Notes 249Bibliography 289Index 298

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