Philosophy and Melancholy Benjamin's Early Reflections on Theater and Language

Name: Philosophy and Melancholy Benjamin's Early Reflections on Theater and Language
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ISBN: 9780804785204

ISBN-10: 0804785201

ISBN-13: 9780804785204

Edition: 2013

Authors: Ilit Ferber

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This book traces the concept of melancholy in Walter Benjamin's early writings. Rather than focusing on the overtly melancholic subject matter of Benjamin's work or the unhappy circumstances of his own fate, Ferber considers the concept's implications for his philosophy. Informed by Heidegger's discussion of moods and their importance for philosophical thought, she contends that a melancholic mood is the organizing principle or structure of Benjamin's early metaphysics and ontology. Her novel analysis of Benjamin's arguments about theater and language features a discussion of theTrauerspielbook that is amongst the first in English to scrutinize the baroque plays themselves.Philosophy and…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 6/26/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English