Ornaments of the metropolis : Siegfried Kracauer and modern urban culture /

"For Siegfried Kracauer the urban ornament was not just an aspect of design, it was the medium through which city dwellers interpreted the metropolis itself. In Ornaments of the Metropolis, Henrik Reeh traces variations on the theme of the ornament in Kracauer's writings on urbanism, from...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reeh, Henrik
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Danés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2004.
Temas:
Kracauer, Siegfried, > 1889-1966 > Criticism and interpretation.
Kracauer, Siegfried, > 1889-1966
1900-1999
Urban beautification.
Architecture and society > History > 20th century.
Architecture et société > Histoire > 20e siècle.
ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.
Architecture and society.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"For Siegfried Kracauer the urban ornament was not just an aspect of design, it was the medium through which city dwellers interpreted the metropolis itself. In Ornaments of the Metropolis, Henrik Reeh traces variations on the theme of the ornament in Kracauer's writings on urbanism, from his early journalism in Germany between the wars to his "sociobiography" of Jacques Offenbach in Paris. Reeh argues that Kracauer's novel, essays, and historiography all suggest ways in which the subjective can reappropriate urban life. The book also includes a series of photographs by the author that reflect the ornamental experience of the metropolis in Paris, Frankfurt, and other cities."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-242) and index.
ISBN:9780262282222
0262282224
1423729463
9781423729464

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