Format:
187 S.
ISBN:
0-86091-036-9
Content:
This momentous study of Benjamin's critical practice marks a sea change in Eagleton's thought. As the subtitle suggests, its goal is not merely to contemplate Benjamin's approach to language, history, and art but to chart a dynamic new course for contemporary socialist criticism. To do this, Eagleton brushes Benjamin's Trauerspiel against seventeenth-century British literature, tests his concept of the "aura" against Freud and Lacan, and undertakes his most sustained engagement with Derrida and the political crossroads of deconstruction.
Language:
English
Subjects:
German Studies
Keywords:
1892-1940 Benjamin, Walter
;
Marxismus
;
Literaturtheorie
Author information:
Eagleton, Terry 1943-
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