| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 380 pages) |
| Series |
Weimar and now : German cultural criticism ; 44 |
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Weimar and now ; 44.
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| Contents |
Kracauer. Film, medium of a disintegrating world ; Curious Americanism -- Benjamin. Actuality, antinomies ; Aura: the appropriation of a concept ; Mistaking the moon for a ball ; Micky-maus ; Play-form of second nature -- Adorno. The question of film aesthetics -- Kracauer in exile. Theory of film |
| Summary |
Siegfried Kracauer, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno--affiliated through friendship, professional ties, and argument--developed an astute philosophical critique of modernity in which technological media played a key role. This book explores in depth their reflections on cinema and photography from the Weimar period up to the 1960s. Miriam Bratu Hansen brings to life an impressive archive of known and, in the case of Kracauer, less known materials and reveals surprising perspectives on canonic texts, including Benjamin's artwork essay. Her lucid analysis extrapolates from these writings the |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Kracauer, Siegfried, 1889-1966 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969 fast |
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Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940 fast |
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Kracauer, Siegfried, 1889-1966 fast |
| Subject |
Motion pictures.
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ART -- Film & Video.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- General.
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Motion pictures
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| Genre/Form |
Motion pictures
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Motion pictures.
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Films.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780520950139 |
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0520950135 |
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9786613291851 |
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6613291854 |
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1283291851 |
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9781283291859 |
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