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Nostalgia For A Redeemed Future: Critical Theory
Stefano Giacchetti Ludovisi (Ed.)
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Paperback. Discusses the fundamental role played by such authors as Benjamin, Bloch and Lukacs in the shaping of Critical Theory. This book addresses more practical issues related to critical theory. It looks at elements in Benjamin's aesthetics and then in Adorno. Editor(s): Ludovisi, Stefano Giacchetti. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 208 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
The articles in this book stress the relevance to the present of the early stages of Critical Theory. On the one hand they aim at the recognition of the fundamental role played by such authors as Benjamin, Bloch and Lukacs in the shaping of Critical Theory. On the other hand they reaffirm the fundamental importance of the works of the first philosophers of the Frankfurt School (and in particular Adorno, Horkheimer and Marcuse) against the sometimes hasty consideration of their work as outdated. Each article focuses on specific social, political and aesthetic issues. The essays are organized into three main ... Read more
The articles in this book stress the relevance to the present of the early stages of Critical Theory. On the one hand they aim at the recognition of the fundamental role played by such authors as Benjamin, Bloch and Lukacs in the shaping of Critical Theory. On the other hand they reaffirm the fundamental importance of the works of the first philosophers of the Frankfurt School (and in particular Adorno, Horkheimer and Marcuse) against the sometimes hasty consideration of their work as outdated. Each article focuses on specific social, political and aesthetic issues. The essays are organized into three main ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
430g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9780874130720
SKU
V9780874130720
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