Adorno's Poetics of Form (SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy) - Softcover

Robinson, Josh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438469845 ISBN 13: 9781438469843

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2019

Synopsis

A critical study of the concept of form in Adorno's writings on art and literature.

Adorno's Poetics of Form is the first book-length examination of the elusive deployment of the concept of form in Adorno's writings on art and literature, and the first monograph to offer a comprehensive account of the relation of these writings to his broader philosophical project. It examines form within the constellation of concepts that exist around it, considering how it appears when seen in conjunction with and in opposition to content, expression, genre, and material. Illuminated from these angles, form is revealed as the site of a complex web of dynamic conceptual interactions. The book thus offers a resolution to a problem in Adorno's work that has remained unsolved for several decades, and in doing so sets out the consequences of Adorno's poetics for literary and critical theory today.

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About the Author

Josh Robinson is Lecturer in English Literature at Cardiff University in the United Kingdom.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438469845
• ISBN 13: 9781438469843
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288