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Walter Benjamin holds a unique fascination for students and scholars interested in the question of modernity. The most original thinker of Weimar Germany, Benjamin has become something of a cultural icon and his works are often regarded with awe rather than critical scrutiny. This book offers surprising new insights from a number of perspectives -- sociology, history, women's studies, literary and cultural studies -- and investigates unexplored areas of Benjamin scholarship to arrive at a critically balanced perception of his work. There are four main sections:* a critical re-evaluation of Benjamin's concepts of history and modernity in light of postmodernist discourses;* a discussion of aspects of Benjamin's literary scholarship; * a re-evaluation of Benjamin's writings on media and performance theories; and * an investigation of Benjamin's peculiar 'utopianism' which includes a critical consideration of sexual/gender politics.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: With the Sharpened Axe of Reason
• Author: Gerhard Fischer
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• EAN: 9781859730546
• ISBN: 185973054X
• ID: 01258085
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 283 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 12 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. April 1996

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