Walter Benjamin and the aesthetics of power
By: Lutz Koepnick.
Series: Modern German culture and literature
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Lincoln, NE
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940 -- Political and social views; Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940 -- Aesthetics; National socialism and art; Fascism and art; Mass society; Popular culture; Aesthetics, Modern -- 20th century
Description: "Walter Benjamin and the Aesthetics of Power explores Walter Benjamin's seminal writings on the relationship between mass culture and fascism. The book offers a nuanced reading of Benjamin's widely influential critique of aesthetic politics, while it contributes to current debates about the cultural projects of Nazi Germany, the changing role of popular culture in the twentieth century, and the way in which Nazi aesthetics have persisted into the present."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-268) and index.