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On Photography
Mr Walter Benjamin
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Description for On Photography
Paperback. Editor(s): Leslie, Esther. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Walter Benjamin's essay 'A Short History of Photography' (1931) made bold statements about photographic pioneers such as David Octavius Hill and Nicphore Nipce, and the social and historical context of their work. This first selection of Benjamin's writings on photography includes a new translation of this influential essay as well as a range of Benjamin's other writings, both published and unpublished, some of which are translated into English for the first time here.
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780235257
SKU
V9781780235257
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About Mr Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) was a German philosopher and cultural critic and one of the most important theorists of the twentieth century. Esther Leslie is professor of political aesthetics at Birkbeck, University of London. She is the author of "Hollywood Flatlands: Animation, Critical Theory and the Avant "Garde; "Synthetic Worlds: Nature, Art and the Chemical Industry"; and "Walter Benjamin," the latter ... Read more
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