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Is Paris Still the Capital of the Nineteenth Century?: Essays on Art and Modernity, 1850-1900 Hollis Clayson 1st edition
Is Paris Still the Capital of the Nineteenth Century?: Essays on Art and Modernity, 1850-1900
Hollis Clayson
"Is Paris Still the Capital of the Nineteenth Century?" The question that guides this volume stems from Walter Benjamin's studies of nineteenth-century Parisian culture as the apex of capitalist aesthetics. Thirteen scholars test Benjamin's ideas about the centrality of Paris, formulated in the 1930s, from a variety of methodological perspectives.
324 pages, Includes 67 b&w illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 16, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9781472460141 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 324 |
| Dimensions | 253 × 184 × 21 mm · 790 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Clayson, Hollis |
| Editor | Dombrowski, Andre |