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Philosophy and Melancholy - Benjamin's Early Reflections on Theater and Language (Hardcover, New)
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Philosophy and Melancholy - Benjamin's Early Reflections on Theater and Language (Hardcover, New)
Series: Cultural Memory in the Present
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This book traces the concept of melancholy in Walter Benjamin's
early writings. Rather than focusing on the overtly melancholic
subject matter of Benjamin's work or the unhappy circumstances of
his own fate, Ferber considers the concept's implications for his
philosophy. Informed by Heidegger's discussion of moods and their
importance for philosophical thought, she contends that a
melancholic mood is the organizing principle or structure of
Benjamin's early metaphysics and ontology. Her novel analysis of
Benjamin's arguments about theater and language features a
discussion of the "Trauerspiel" book that is amongst the first in
English to scrutinize the baroque plays themselves. "Philosophy and
Melancholy" also contributes to the history of philosophy by
establishing a strong relationship between Benjamin and other
philosophers, including Leibniz, Kant, Husserl, and Heidegger.
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