Contexts of the Aesthetic in Walter Benjamin

Gelley discusses contexts of the aesthetic in works by Walter Benjamin. There is no question but that Benjamin's writings, especially those of his last period, anticipated and in part stimulated the massive reaction to aesthetics that society has witnessed in the past two or three decades.

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Veröffentlicht in:	MLN 1999-12, Vol.114 (5), p.933-961
1. Verfasser:	Gelley, Alexander
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aesthetic judgment Aesthetics Art objects Beauty Benjamin in Context Benjamin, Walter (1892-1940) Collectivities Commodities Dialectic Fascism Fetishism German literature History Intellectuals Literary criticism Philosophy Visual arts
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Zusammenfassung:	Gelley discusses contexts of the aesthetic in works by Walter Benjamin. There is no question but that Benjamin's writings, especially those of his last period, anticipated and in part stimulated the massive reaction to aesthetics that society has witnessed in the past two or three decades.
ISSN:	0026-7910 1080-6598 1080-6598
DOI:	10.1353/mln.1999.0065