
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
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.










