Theodor W. Adorno : : One Last Genius / / Detlev Claussen.

This book gives us our first clear look at how the man and his moment met to create "critical theory." An intimate picture of the quintessential twentieth-century transatlantic intellectual, the book is also a window on the cultural ferment of Adorno's day-and its ongoing importance i...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]
©2008
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Illustrations --
How to Read This Book --
1. Instead of an Overture: No Heirs --
2. The House in Schöne Aussicht: A Frankfurt Childhood around 1900 --
3. From Teddie Wiesengrund to Dr.Wiesengrund-Adorno --
4. Adorno as "Non-identical"Man --
5. Transitions --
6. Frankfurt Transfer --
7. Adorno as "Identical"Man --
8. The Palimpsest of Life --
Appendix: Letters --
Notes --
Sources --
Acknowledgments --
Index
Summary:This book gives us our first clear look at how the man and his moment met to create "critical theory." An intimate picture of the quintessential twentieth-century transatlantic intellectual, the book is also a window on the cultural ferment of Adorno's day-and its ongoing importance in our own.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674029590
9783110442205
9783110459517
9783110662566
DOI:10.4159/9780674029590
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Detlev Claussen.