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The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Walter Benjamin
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Series | Penguin Great Ideas |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:128 | Dimensions(mm): Height 181,Width 111 |
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Category/Genre | Theory of art |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780141036199
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Classifications | Dewey:834.912 |
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Illustrations |
No illustrations
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Publication Date |
7 August 2008 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
One of the most important works of cultural theory ever written, Walter Benjamin's groundbreaking essay explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly - and what the troubling social and political implications of this are. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
Author Biography
Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) was a philosopher, translator and critic. Born in Berlin into a prosperous Jewish family, he made a precarious living as a literary journalist, championing the drama of Bertolt Brecht and translating the work of Baudelaire and Proust. He is most famous for his essays 'The Task of the Translator' (1923) and 'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction' (1936). With the rise of the Nazis in 1933, he emigrated for Paris, and in 1940 he fled for the Spanish border, where he committed suicide.
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