Baudelaire Contra Benjamin : A Critique of Politicized Aesthetics and Cultural Marxism
by Beibei Guan
Title:
Baudelaire Contra Benjamin : A Critique of Politicized Aesthetics and Cultural Marxism
Author:
Beibei Guan
Series (if any):
Politics, Literature, & Film
Edited by:
Wayne Cristaudo
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
234 pages
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13:
9781498595070
EAN:
9781498595070
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
624
Dimensions (mm):
160 x 370 x 22
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£121.50
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Description
This book offers the first sustained argument against the philosophy of Walter Benjamin and his readings of Charles Baudelaire. Drawing upon the existential insights of Baudelaire it is also a critique of politicized aesthetics, and cultural Marxism, of which Benjamin is a pioneering and emblematic figure.
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