Based on a conference held at the Center for Literary Studies at Harvard University, this collection of essays from the leading scholars in literature, philosophy, politics, and medicine casts new light on the wide range of ethical debates raging today, from bioethics and the ethics of political action to the ethics of reading and making ...
This is the first comprehensive introduction to Benjamin's unfinished "Arcades Project" - one of the most significant cultural documents of the Weimar Republic and Nazi era. Walter Benjamin's unfinished "Arcades Project" has had a remarkable impact on present-day cultural theory, urban studies, cultural studies and literary interpretation. ...
This text explores the relationship between Walter Benjamin's literary and philosophical work and the tradition of German Romanticism, as well as Holderlin and Goethe. Through a detailed and scholarly analysis of the major texts, the book explores the endurance of Benjamin's relationship to Romanticism, the residual presence of Romantic Goethean ...
This text reveals the philosophical and ethical dimensions of the "Trauerspiel" study, showing how its thematics were to become prominent in Benjamin's writings from the 1930s. Hanssen finds in Benjamin's "The Origin of German Tragic Drama", a profound critique of anthropocentric historical thinking. Insisting on the materialistic category of ...
This volume investigates the controversy between Poststructuralism and Critical Theory. Contemporary discussions frequently present a polarized picture of the argument between the two critical factions whereby Poststructuralism is regarded as lacking the foundations essential for political critique. The author questions the accuracy of this ...
This text explores the relationship between Walter Benjamin's literary and philosophical work and the tradition of German Romanticism, as well as Holderlin and Goethe. Through a detailed and scholarly analysis of the major texts, the book explores the endurance of Benjamin's relationship to Romanticism, the residual presence of Romantic Goethean ...
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