{"product_id":"walter-benjamin-theoretical-questions-paperback","title":"Walter Benjamin: Theoretical Questions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid S. Ferris\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of nine essays focuses on those writings of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) on literature and language that have a direct relevance to contemporary literary theory, notably his analyses of myth, violence, history, criticism, literature, and mass media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn an introductory essay, David S. Ferris discusses the problem of history, aura, and resistance in Benjamin's later work and in its reception. Samuel Weber, in a reading of Benjamin's most influential essay, \"The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,\" analyzes the status of the image and technology in Benjamin's own terms and in the shadow of Heidegger. Rodolphe Gasché devotes himself to an analysis of Benjamin's dissertation on the German Romantics, providing a valuable guide to a major text that has yet to appear in English translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of nine essays focuses on those writings of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) on literature and language that have a direct relevance to contemporary literary theory, notably his analyses of myth, violence, history, criticism, literature, and mass media.\u003cbr\u003eIn an introductory essay, David S. Ferris discusses the problem of history, aura, and resistance in Benjamin's later work and in its reception. Samuel Weber, in a reading of Benjamin's most influential essay, \"The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,\" analyzes the status of the image and technology in Benjamin's own terms and in the shadow of Heidegger. Rodolphe Gasche devotes himself to an analysis of Benjamin's dissertation on the German Romantics, providing a valuable guide to a major text that has yet to appear in English translation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn excellent collection of essays on a thinker who continues to be a provocation and source of insight for a wide variety of intellectuals, teachers, and students interested in literature, philosophy, sociology, history, the visual arts, and the media.--Ian Balfour, York University\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid S. Ferris is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Queen's College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of Theory and the Evasion of History.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.54 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47330930458873,"sku":"9780804725705","price":51.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cjN5cWFqZmtDYXV1VzQrSkdYYTNwUT09.webp?v=1769611016","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/walter-benjamin-theoretical-questions-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}