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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Table of Contents:
  • 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