Benjamin and Adorno on art and art criticism : critique of art /

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"This book brings together two of the most important figures of twentieth-century criticism, Walter Benjamin and Theodor Adorno, to consider a topic that was central to their thinking: the place of and reason for art in society and culture. Thijs Lijster takes us through points of agreement and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lijster, Thijs, 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Benjamin, Walter, > 1892-1940.
Adorno, Theodor W., > 1903-1969.
Adorno, Theodor W., > 1903-1969
Benjamin, Walter, > 1892-1940
Art > Philosophy.
Aesthetics.
Critical theory.
Art > Philosophie.
Théorie critique.
critical theories (dialectical critiques)
critical theory (sociological concept)
Theory of art.
History of art / art and design styles.
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
PHILOSOPHY > General.
Aesthetics
Art > Philosophy
Critical theory
art criticism, critical theory, philosophy of history, Benjamin and Adorno.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Critique of Art
  • 1. Autonomy and Critique
  • 2. Ends of Art
  • Excursus I
  • The (N)everending Story
  • 3. Experience, History, and Art
  • Excursus II
  • Base and Superstructure Reconsidered
  • 4. The Art of Critique
  • Excursus III
  • Where is the Critic?
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Notes on a Camp
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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