Charles Baudelaire
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Charles Baudelaire by Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin, one of the foremost cultural commentators and theorists of this century, is perhaps best known for his analyses of the work of art in the modern age and the philosophy of history. Yet it was through his study of the social and cultural history of the late nineteenth-century Paris, examined particularly in relation to the figure of the great Parisian lyric poet Charles Baudelaire, that Benjamin tested and enriched some of his core concepts and themes. Contained within these pages are, amongst other insights, his notion of the flaneur, his theory of memory and remembrance, his assessment of the utopian Fourier and his reading of the modernist movement.
A series of brilliant insights.. a remarkable volume. * Times Educational Supplement *
His analyses are inspired. His fragments about with insights. -- George Steiner
Benjamin is indispensable as well as brilliant. -- Raymond Williams
His analyses are inspired. His fragments about with insights. -- George Steiner
Benjamin is indispensable as well as brilliant. -- Raymond Williams
Walter Benjamin was a German-Jewish Marxist literary critic, essayist, translator, and philosopher. He was at times associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory and is the author of Illuminations, The Arcades Project, and The Origin of German Tragic Drama.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781859841921 |
| ISBN 10 | 1859841929 |
| Title | Charles Baudelaire |
| Author | Walter Benjamin |
| Series | Verso Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 1997-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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