The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Walter Benjamin

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Walter Benjamin with J.A. Underwood (Translator)

128 pages first pub 1936 (editions)

nonfiction art essays philosophy reflective slow-paced
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"Humanity, which in Homer's day provided a spectacle for the gods of Olympus, has now become one for itself."One of the most important works of cultural theory ever written, Walter Benjamin's groundbreaking essay explores how the age of mass media...

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