Gilloch Walter Benjamin

Critical Constellations
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-7722-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 316 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Key Contemporary Thinkers

The works of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) are widely acclaimed asbeing among the most original and provocative writings oftwentieth-century critical thought, and have become requiredreading for scholars and students in a range of academicdisciplines.
This book provides a lucid introduction to Benjamin's oeuvrethrough a close and sensitive reading not only of his majorstudies, but also of some of his less familiar essays andfragments. Gilloch offers an original interpretation of, and freshinsights into, the continuities between Benjamin's always demandingand seemingly disparate texts.
Gilloch's book will be of particular interest to students andscholars in social theory, literary theory, cultural and mediastudies and urban studies who are seeking a sophisticated yetreadable overview of Benjamin's work. It will also prove rewardingreading for those already well-versed in Benjaminian thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gilloch, Graeme

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements viii
Abbreviations x
Introduction: Benjamin as a Key Contemporary Thinker 1
1 Immanent Criticism and Exemplary Critique 27
2 Allegory and Melancholy 57
3 From Cityscape to Dreamworld 88
4 Paris and the Arcades 113
5 Culture and Critique in Crisis 140
6 Benjamin On-Air, Benjamin on Aura 163
7 Love at Last Sight 198
Conclusion: Towards a Contemporary Constellation 234
Notes 249
Bibliography 289
Index 298

Über Autor(innen)

Graeme Gilloch is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Salford