1st Edition

Language and History in Adorno's Notes to Literature

By Ulrich Plass Copyright 2006
294 Pages
by Routledge

294 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

Plass argues that Adorno’s essays on literature are of prime importance for an understanding of his aesthetics because they challenge the conceptual limitations of philosophical discourse. Selected Contents: Introduction: Adorno’s Literary Criticism  1. The Art of Transition  2. Rauschen  3. Conjuration  4. As If  5. The Wound  6. Exhaustion ... Read more

Table of Contents  List of Abbreviations  Note on Translations  Preface  Acknowledgments  Introduction: Adorno’s Literary Criticism  1. The Art of Transition  2. Rauschen: Eichendorff  3. Conjuration: Rudolf Borchardt  4. As If: Stefan George  5. The Wound: Heine  6. Exhaustion: Goethe  Conclusion  Notes  Bibliography  Index

Biography

Ulrich Plass