Name: Great Ideas the Work of art in the age of Mechanical Reproduction (Penguin Great Ideas)
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Author: Walter Benjamin
ISBN: 9780141036199

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Great Ideas the Work of art in the age of Mechanical Reproduction (Penguin Great Ideas)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Walter Benjamin

Publisher

Penguin

Year

2008

Language

English

Pages

128

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780141036199

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Great Ideas the Work of art in the age of Mechanical Reproduction (Penguin Great Ideas)

Walter Benjamin (Author) · Penguin · Paperback

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Synopsis "Great Ideas the Work of art in the age of Mechanical Reproduction (Penguin Great Ideas) "

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.

Walter Benjamin

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Walter Benjamin was a prominent philosopher, literary critic, and art and history theorist born in Berlin, Germany. His work and critical thinking have had a profound influence on 20th century cultural studies.
Benjamin was born into a wealthy Jewish family and grew up in an intellectually stimulating environment. From an early age, he showed an interest in literature, music, and art.
In the 1920s, after serving in the German army during World War I, he joined the Frankfurt School, a circle of German intellectuals and social critics interested in transforming Marxist ideas. There, he met other thinkers like Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer who were major influences on his work and worldview.
Throughout his life, Benjamin was also deeply interested in politics and social issues. During the years of the Weimar Republic, he actively participated in the cultural and literary field. However, the rise of Nazism to power in 1933 forced him to leave Germany. He first went into exile in Paris and after the French occupation, Benjamin tried to escape to Spain to embark towards the United States, but was detained at the French-Spanish border. Faced with the imminent threat of being handed over to the German authorities, the author decided to end his life.

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