{"product_id":"9788416938797","title":"WALTER BENJAMIN'S ABODES","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTHE DWELLINGS OF WALTER BENJAMIN\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis essay offers a profound reflection on the writing of Walter Benjamin through the images that inhabit it, especially that of the stroller (flâneur) and the city. Pilar Carrera Álvarez analyzes the elusive figure of the German author, whose work seduces and envelops the reader, becoming more opaque the more it seems to reveal itself. The book explores the intuition of a \"shaken writing\" that promises profane illuminations, inviting us to rediscover a thought that cannot be captured by either content or form in the classical sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalter Benjamin is a literary and philosophical figure who defies conventional classifications. His writing, far from being transparent, gains in opacity and distance precisely when it appears to be shown with the greatest clarity. This essay delves into that complexity, taking as its guiding thread the images that populate his texts: the flâneur who wanders through the modern city and the urban space itself as a stage for experience. From there, the author unravels how Benjamin's work is not exhausted by a specific content or form, but rather generates a unique reading experience, a \"shaken writing\" that transforms the relationship between the text and the reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Topics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAnalysis of the figure of the flâneur (stroller) in the work of Walter Benjamin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe modern city as a symbolic space and stage for Benjaminian thought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe notion of \"shaken writing\" as an interpretive key to his style.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe relationship between opacity, distance, and seduction in Benjamin's prose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\"Profane illuminations\" as a promise of transformative knowledge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in contemporary philosophy, literary theory, and aesthetics, as well as those who are already familiar with the work of Walter Benjamin and wish to delve deeper into the keys to his writing. It will also be of great value to students and scholars of the humanities who are looking for tools to approach complex and elusive texts from a critical and suggestive perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book contributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA guide to understanding the stylistic and conceptual complexity of Walter Benjamin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn original reflection on the role of urban images in his thought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eTools for approaching the reading of works that challenge classical categories of content and form.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn approach to \"shaken writing\" as an aesthetic and cognitive experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Carrera Álvarez, Pilar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Biblioteca Nueva\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Literary studies: c. 1900-, Humanities, Philosophy, Philosophy: aesthetics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: Essays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: September 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 160\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 186 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis essay offers a lucid and well-documented look at one of the most fascinating and difficult authors of the 20th century. Pilar Carrera Álvarez manages to clear a path through the work of Walter Benjamin without simplifying it, proposing a reading that illuminates his key images and his particular writing style. It is a work recommended for both specialists and curious readers who want to delve into Benjaminian thought from a fresh and rigorous perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BIBLIOTECA NUEVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53406657839451,"sku":"9788416938797","price":13.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841693879.jpg?v=1781836982","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788416938797","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}