Walter Benjamin: Appropriations
Author | : Peter Osborne |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-13 | : 0415325366 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780415325363 |
Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Download or read book Walter Benjamin: Appropriations written by Peter Osborne and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2005 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No other single author has so commanding a critical presence across so many disciplines within the arts and humanities, in so many national contexts, as Walter Benjamin (1892-1940). The belated reception of his work as a literary critic (dating from the late 1950s) has been followed by a rapid series of critical receptions in different contexts: Frankfurt Critical Theory and Marxism, Judaism, Film Theory, Post-structuralism, Philosophical Romanticism, and Cultural Studies.This collection brings together a selection of the most critically important items in the literature, across the full range of Benjamin's cultural-theoretical interests, from all periods of the reception of his writings, but focusing upon the most recent, to produce a comprehensive overview of the best critical literature.