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A classic account of late nineteenth-century Paris and a
study of Baudelaire's life and work Walter Benjamin, one of
the foremost cultural commentators and theorists of this century,
is perhaps best known for his analyses of the work of art in the
modern age and the philosophy of history. Yet it was through his
study of the social and cultural history of the late
nineteenth-century Paris, examined particularly in relation to the
figure of the great Parisian lyric poet Charles Baudelaire, that
Benjamin tested and enriched some of his core concepts and themes.
Contained within these pages are, amongst other insights, his
notion of the flaneur, his theory of memory and remembrance, his
assessment of the utopian Fourier and his reading of the modernist
movement.
The fifth edition of this popular textbook continues to provide a
solid foundation of pharmacological knowledge for all those working
in anaesthesia and intensive care. The content has been thoroughly
revised to include expanded chapters with clearer figures, ensuring
readers are kept abreast of the ever-changing landscape of clinical
pharmacology. Conveniently divided into four sections covering the
basic principles of pharmacology, core drugs in anaesthetic
practice, cardiovascular drugs, and other important drugs and
complemented by new diagrams, tables and chemical formulae to
facilitate learning. All four chapters on core drugs in anaesthetic
practice have been updated along with others exploring applied
pharmacokinetic models, antimicrobials, and drugs used in diabetes.
An ideal aid to study and practice for junior and trainee
anaesthetists and intensive care specialists preparing for exams.
Also an invaluable resource for theatre practitioners, ICU nurses
and physicians working in areas that demand a solid knowledge of
pharmacology.
Walter Benjamin discusses whether art is diminished by the modern
culture of mass replication, arriving at the conclusion that the
aura or soul of an artwork is indeed removed by duplication. In an
essay critical of modern fashion and manufacture, Benjamin decries
how new technology affects art. The notion of fine arts is
threatened by an absence of scarcity; an affair which diminishes
the authenticity and essence of the artist's work. Though the
process of art replication dates to classical antiquity, only the
modern era allows for a mass quantity of prints or mass production.
Given that the unique aura of an artist's work, and the reaction it
provokes in those who see it, is diminished, Benjamin posits that
artwork is much more political in significance. The style of modern
propaganda, of the use of art for the purpose of generating raw
emotion or arousing belief, is likely to become more prevalent
versus the old-fashioned production of simpler beauty or meaning in
a cultural or religious context.
Walter Benjamin discusses whether art is diminished by the modern
culture of mass replication, arriving at the conclusion that the
aura or soul of an artwork is indeed removed by duplication. In an
essay critical of modern fashion and manufacture, Benjamin decries
how new technology affects art. The notion of fine arts is
threatened by an absence of scarcity; an affair which diminishes
the authenticity and essence of the artist's work. Though the
process of art replication dates to classical antiquity, only the
modern era allows for a mass quantity of prints or mass production.
Given that the unique aura of an artist's work, and the reaction it
provokes in those who see it, is diminished, Benjamin posits that
artwork is much more political in significance. The style of modern
propaganda, of the use of art for the purpose of generating raw
emotion or arousing belief, is likely to become more prevalent
versus the old-fashioned production of simpler beauty or meaning in
a cultural or religious context.
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