The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction /
Walter Benjamin ; translated by J. A. Underwood.
- London : Penguin, 2008.
- 111 p. ; 18 cm.
- Great Ideas ; 56 .
Originally published in German as "Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit" (1936).
The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction -- Franz Kafka: On the tenth anniversary of his death -- Picturing Proust.
One of the most important works of cultural theory ever written, Walter Benjamin's groundbreaking essay explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly? and what the troubling social and political implications of this are. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves? and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives? and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
Translated from the German.
9780141036199
Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 --Criticism and interpretation Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922 --Criticism and interpretation
Mass media Aesthetics Arts and society Art and technology Art--Reproduction