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The Violence of Modernity: Baudelaire, Irony, and the Politics of Form
Debarati Sanyal
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Description for The Violence of Modernity: Baudelaire, Irony, and the Politics of Form
Hardback. The result is a study that underscores how Baudelaire's legacy continues to energize literary engagements with the violence of modernity. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
The Violence of Modernity turns to Charles Baudelaire, one of the most canonical figures of literary modernism, in order to reclaim an aesthetic legacy for ethical inquiry and historical critique. Works of modern literature are commonly theorized as symptomatic responses to the trauma of history. In a climate that tends to privilege crisis over critique, Debarati Sanyal argues that it is urgent to rethink literary experience in terms that recall its contestatory potential. Examining Baudelaire's poems afresh, she shifts the focus of critical attention toward an account of modernism as an active engagement with violence, specifically the violence of history ... Read more
The Violence of Modernity turns to Charles Baudelaire, one of the most canonical figures of literary modernism, in order to reclaim an aesthetic legacy for ethical inquiry and historical critique. Works of modern literature are commonly theorized as symptomatic responses to the trauma of history. In a climate that tends to privilege crisis over critique, Debarati Sanyal argues that it is urgent to rethink literary experience in terms that recall its contestatory potential. Examining Baudelaire's poems afresh, she shifts the focus of critical attention toward an account of modernism as an active engagement with violence, specifically the violence of history ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801883088
SKU
V9780801883088
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About Debarati Sanyal
Debarati Sanyal is an associate professor of French at the University of California, Berkeley.
Reviews for The Violence of Modernity: Baudelaire, Irony, and the Politics of Form
Ambitious and thought-provoking... The Violence of Modernity is an important, enlightening book.
Susan Blood H-France 2007 A thought-provoking and carefully researched study which offers a captivating perspective on Baudelaire's poetry.
Nicole Fayard French Studies 2008 Offers a refreshingly innovative approach not just to Baudelaire but also to broader critical interpretations of violence, modernity, irony, politics, and form.
... Read more
Susan Blood H-France 2007 A thought-provoking and carefully researched study which offers a captivating perspective on Baudelaire's poetry.
Nicole Fayard French Studies 2008 Offers a refreshingly innovative approach not just to Baudelaire but also to broader critical interpretations of violence, modernity, irony, politics, and form.
... Read more