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Nietzsche´s Nihilism in Walter Benjamin
Mauro Ponzi
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Hardback. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB; HPK; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
This book reconstructs the lines of nihilism that Walter Benjamin took from Friedrich Nietzsche that define both his theory of art and the avant-garde, and his approach to political action. It retraces the eccentric route of Benjamin's philosophical discourse in the representation of the modern as a place of permanent catastrophe , where he attempts to overcome the Nietzschean nihilism through messianic hope. Using conventions from literary criticism this book explores the many sources of Benjamin's thought, demonstrating that behind the materialism which Benjamin incorporates into his Theses on the Concept of History is hidden Nietzsche's nihilism. Mauro Ponzi ... Read more
This book reconstructs the lines of nihilism that Walter Benjamin took from Friedrich Nietzsche that define both his theory of art and the avant-garde, and his approach to political action. It retraces the eccentric route of Benjamin's philosophical discourse in the representation of the modern as a place of permanent catastrophe , where he attempts to overcome the Nietzschean nihilism through messianic hope. Using conventions from literary criticism this book explores the many sources of Benjamin's thought, demonstrating that behind the materialism which Benjamin incorporates into his Theses on the Concept of History is hidden Nietzsche's nihilism. Mauro Ponzi ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Condition
New
Number of Pages
289
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319392660
SKU
V9783319392660
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99-15
About Mauro Ponzi
Mauro Ponzi is Full Professor of German Literature at the University of Rome La Sapienza , Italy. He is President of the Associazione Italiana Walter Benjamin, and was a member of the Directory Board of the International Walter Benjamin Society in the years 2000 and 2008.
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