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WITH THE SHARPENED AXE OF REASON IBD

BLOOMSBURY 3PL
04 / 1996
9781859730447
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Sinopsis

Walter Benjamin holds a unique fascination for students and scholars interested in the question of modernity. The most original thinker of Weimar Germany, Benjamin has become something of a cultural icon and his works are often regarded with awe rather than critical scrutiny. This book offers surprising new insights from a number of perspectives -- sociology, history, women?s studies, literary and cultural studies -- and investigates unexplored areas of Benjamin scholarship to arrive at a critically balanced perception of his work. There are four main sections:- a critical re-evaluation of Benjamin?s concepts of history and modernity in light of postmodernist discourses,- a discussion of aspects of Benjamin?s literary scholarship, - a re-evaluation of Benjamin?s writings on media and performance theories, and - an investigation of Benjamin?s peculiar ?utopianism? which includes a critical consideration of sexual/gender politics.

PVP
206,62