Music and Culture in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (New Studies in Aesthetics, Vol. 31)
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Published: April 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780820445168
Subjects: History & Criticism - General; History & Surveys - Modern; Philosophy; 1903-1969; 1903-1969.; 20th century; Adorno, Theodor W.,; History and criticism; Philosophie der neuen Musik; Philosophy and aesthetics; Music
Description: "This study focuses on the literal, symbolic, and metaphorical dimensions of The Philosophy of Modern Music. It explains Adorno's cryptical style of writing and reveals how he uses the works of Schoenberg and Stravinsky to discuss kitsch and avant-garde art during the rise of fascism in Germany. It also highlights Adorno's subtle critique of the aesthetic ideas of Benjamin, Hegel, Freud, Jung, and others.

Adorno intended The Philosophy of Modern Music to be a Flaschenpost, a message in a bottle, able to maintain its analytical rigor through time. This study shows that when one applies his insights from The Philosophy of Modern Music to present-day cultural practices, they seem more relevant than ever."--BOOK JACKET.