{"product_id":"9789877121223","title":"THE CRITIC'S TASK","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTHE CRITIC'S TASK\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume gathers a selection of foundational texts in which Walter Benjamin unfolds his critical program, conceived during the cultural effervescence of the Weimar Republic. The reader will find the keys to a gaze that aspired to turn literary criticism into a top-tier journalistic exercise and, at the same time, a tool for constructing a philosophy of art. Through figures such as the flâneur, childhood, or collecting, Benjamin offers an analytical model that remains an unavoidable reference for understanding the relationship between current events, history, and aesthetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1926, Walter Benjamin intensified his collaboration with newspapers and magazines with the ambition of being recognized as the greatest critic of German literature. This book documents how he built his critical program, starting from the ideal of true topicality and the principles of Romanticism. Throughout these essays, Benjamin manages to converge criticism as a journalistic exercise with criticism as a tool for constructing a possible history and philosophy of art. Concepts such as the flâneur, childhood, resemblance, and collecting become the structural axes of a line of thought that seeks to capture the essence of modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary criticism as a journalistic and philosophical practice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe figure of the flâneur as an observer of modern urban life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eChildhood and experience as aesthetic and epistemological categories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollecting as a method of knowledge and relationship with the past.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe tension between topicality and tradition in the construction of art history.\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 critical theory, the philosophy of art, and 20th-century literature. It is especially relevant for students and professionals in the humanities, cultural criticism, and aesthetics, as well as for those who wish to delve into the thought of one of the most influential essayists of modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA deep understanding of Walter Benjamin's critical method and its theoretical foundations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eConceptual tools to analyze the relationship between art, society, and current events.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA unique perspective on the Weimar Republic and its intellectual effervescence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eKeys to understanding the relevance of Benjaminian thought in contemporary aesthetic debate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Sheet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Walter Benjamin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eterna Cadencia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Literary essays, Philosophy, Philosophy: aesthetics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e TBD Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work offers a privileged gateway to the critical thought of Walter Benjamin, combining texts that show his most journalistic side with those that lay the foundations of his philosophy of art. The selection allows one to appreciate the coherence of an intellectual project that sought to fuse the immediacy of criticism with the depth of historical reflection. For the reader interested in aesthetic theory and cultural criticism, it is an essential read that illuminates both the context of the Weimar Republic and the questions that remain relevant in contemporary art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ETERNA CADENCIA SL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407270437211,"sku":"9789877121223","price":18.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978987712122.jpg?v=1781851440","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9789877121223","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}