Georg Lukács and Critical Theory Aesthetics, History, Utopia

This book examines the heritage of critical theory from the Hungarian Marxist philosopher Georg Lukács through the early Frankfurt School up to current issues of authoritarian politics and democratisation. Interweaving discussion of art and literature, utopian thought, and the dialectics of high art...

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1. Verfasser: Miller, Tyrus
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2023
Schlagworte:
Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Critical theory
European
European Studies
Frankfurt school of sociology
Language & Literature
Literary Criticism
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General
LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century
LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory
LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Politics
Literary Studies
Literature: history and criticism
PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics
PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory
Literary Studies
ISBN:1399502417, 9781399502412, 9781399502443, 1399502441
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Zusammenfassung:This book examines the heritage of critical theory from the Hungarian Marxist philosopher Georg Lukács through the early Frankfurt School up to current issues of authoritarian politics and democratisation. Interweaving discussion of art and literature, utopian thought, and the dialectics of high art and mass culture, it offers unique perspectives on an interconnected group of left-wing intellectuals who sought to understand and resist their society's systemic impoverishment of thought and experience. Starting from Lukács’s reflections on art, utopia, and historical action, it progresses to the Frankfurt School philosopher Theodor W. Adorno’s analyses of music, media, avant-garde and kitsch. It concludes with discussions of erotic utopia, authoritarianism, postsocialism, and organised deceit in show trials – topics in which the legacy of Lukács and Frankfurt School critical theory continues to be relevant today.
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ISBN:1399502417
9781399502412
9781399502443
1399502441
DOI:10.1515/9781399502436