Dialectical images : Walter Benjamin's theory of literary criticism / Michael W. Jennings
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1987. 1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #404067
Physical description; xii, 233 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index. Contents; 1. Benjamin's Baudelaire : the shape of Benjamin's mature criticism -- 2. The permanent catastrophe : Benjamin's philosophy of history -- 3. Profane illuminations : Benjamin's theory of experience and philosophy of language -- 4. The critic as alchemist : the truth content of the work of art -- 5. The mortification of the text : the nature of the work of art and its criticism -- Appendix. The textual status of Das Passagen-Werk manuscript and Charles Baudelaire : a lyric poet in the era of high capitalism. Subjects; Benjamin, Walter 1892-1940 Knowledge and learning. Benjamin, Walter 1892-1940. Benjamin, Walter 1892-1940 Et la litte?rature. Benjamin, Walter 1892-1940 Knowledge Literature. Benjamin, Walter 1892-1940 Criticism and interpretation. Benjamin, Walter. Literature History and criticism Theory, etc. Criticism. Critique. Literature. Literature Theory, etc. Literature History and criticism Theory, etc. Critics Germany. Literature Criticism Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940.
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