Benjamin and Adorno on Art and Art Criticism : : Critique of Art / / Thijs Lijster.
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 disag...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package 2016-2018 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2017] ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
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Other title: | 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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Summary: | 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 disagreement between the two on such key topics as the relationship between art and historical experience, between avant-garde art and mass culture, and between the intellectual and the public. He also addresses the continuing relevance of Benjamin and Adorno to ongoing debates in contemporary aesthetics, such as the end of art, the historical meaning of art, and the role of the critic. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9789048531059 9783110667318 9783110606447 9783110662849 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9789048531059?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Thijs Lijster. |