{"product_id":"9789871673568","title":"BAUDELAIRE'S PARIS","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBaudelaire's Paris\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume gathers the central texts of the legacy Walter Benjamin dedicated to Charles Baudelaire, a project originally conceived as part of the monumental Arcades Project. The reader will find here two fundamental essays, \"The Paris of the Second Empire in Baudelaire\" and \"Some Motifs in Baudelaire,\" which analyze the figure of the lyric poet in the context of the rise of nineteenth-century capitalism. Through a philosophical and critical approach, Benjamin unravels the connections between modernity, the city, and literary work, offering an essential reading to understand both Baudelaire and the transformations of nineteenth-century European society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalter Benjamin examines the work of Charles Baudelaire not only as poetic expression, but as a symptom and testimony of an era of profound economic, social, and cultural change. The book is structured around two main essays: in \"The Paris of the Second Empire in Baudelaire,\" the author analyzes how the poet portrays urban experience, the crowd, the commodity, and the figure of the flâneur in a Paris transformed by capitalism. In \"Some Motifs in Baudelaire,\" he delves into recurring themes such as time, memory, allegory, and the experience of shock in modern life. The volume is completed by \"Central Park,\" a collection of fragments and notes that illuminate the philosophical foundation of the essays, and the exposé \"Paris, Capital of the Nineteenth Century,\" which summarizes the thematic framework of the larger project. It also includes the prologue by Rolf Tiedemann, key to contextualizing these texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eThe figure of the lyric poet in the age of advanced capitalism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eThe experience of modernity in nineteenth-century Paris.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eThe flâneur as a social type and literary figure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eAllegory and memory in Baudelaire’s work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003ePhilosophical and materialist cultural critique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eThe relationship between city, commodity, and poetry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at students and researchers of literature, philosophy, and critical theory, as well as readers interested in the work of Walter Benjamin, the poetry of Charles Baudelaire, and the cultural analysis of modernity. It will also be of great value to those who wish to understand the intersections between art, society, and economy in the context of nineteenth-century Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eA deep and original vision of the link between poetry and capitalism in Baudelaire's work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eAccess to key texts of Walter Benjamin's thought, some of them previously unpublished or rarely circulated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eConceptual tools to analyze the modern experience from a critical perspective.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eHistorical and philosophical contextualization that enriches the reading of Baudelaire's poetry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eAn approach to the unfinished Arcades Project, fundamental to Benjamin's work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eAuthor: Walter Benjamin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003ePublisher: Eterna Cadencia SL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eSubject: Literature and literary studies, Literature: history and criticism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eCollection: Essay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003ePublication Date: November 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 288\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eWeight: 385 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition gathers in an orderly and accessible way the fundamental writings of Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire, offering the reader a privileged gateway to one of the most ambitious projects of twentieth-century critical thought. The inclusion of supplementary materials, such as the \"Central Park\" fragments and Tiedemann’s prologue, adds extra value to the volume, facilitating the understanding of the philosophical framework that sustains the essays. This is a reference work for those seeking to delve into the relationship between literature, city, and capitalism from a rigorous and original perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ETERNA CADENCIA SL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407293440347,"sku":"9789871673568","price":21.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978987167356.jpg?v=1781851797","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9789871673568","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}