| Description |
110 pages ; 18 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Great ideas ; 56 |
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Penguin Books great ideas ; 56 |
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Great ideas ; 56
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| Contents |
Work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction -- Franz Kafka: on the tenth anniversary of his death -- Picturing Proust |
| Summary |
One of the most important works of cultural theory ever written, Walter Benjamin's groundbreaking essay explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly - and what the troubling social and political implications of this are. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are |
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Social sciences |
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The arts |
| Notes |
First published in 1936 |
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Translated from the German |
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Collated 20121107 Complete UkLNAL |
| Subject |
Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940 -- Translations into English.
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Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Aesthetics.
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Art and society.
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Art and technology.
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Art -- Reproduction.
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Arts and society.
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Mass media -- Philosophy.
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Mass media.
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Photography of art.
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| Author |
Underwood, J. A. (James Amery)
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| ISBN |
9780141036199 |
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