1st Edition

Language and History in Adorno's Notes to Literature

By Ulrich Plass Copyright 2006
    294 Pages
    by Routledge

    294 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  Conclusion  Bibliography  Index

    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