Walter Benjamin and art /

Walter Benjamin's most famous and influential essay remains The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. Walter Benjamin and the Work of Art is the first book to provide a broad and dedicated analysis of this canonical work and its effect upon core contemporary concerns in the visual...

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Other Authors: Benjamin, Andrew E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2005.
Series:Walter Benjamin studies series.
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Online Access:CONNECT
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Summary:Walter Benjamin's most famous and influential essay remains The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. Walter Benjamin and the Work of Art is the first book to provide a broad and dedicated analysis of this canonical work and its effect upon core contemporary concerns in the visual arts, aesthetics and the history of philosophy. The book is structured around three distinct areas: the extension of Benjamin's work; the question of historical connection; the importance of the essay in the development of criticism of both the visual arts and literature. Contributors to the volume inclu.
Item Description:EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 300 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-287) and index.
ISBN:9781847144546
1847144543
1281292052
9781281292056
1472547810
9781472547811
9786611292058
6611292055