Sound Figures

By:

Theodor W Adorno

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics

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Theodor Adorno is one of this century s most influential thinkers in the areas of social theory, philosophy, aesthetics, and music. Throughout the essays in this book, all of which concern musical matters, he displays an astonishing range of cultural reference, demonstrating that music is invariably social, political, even ethical. Adorno s insistence on the social character of aesthetic works will come as no surprise to those familiar with his writings, although many may be surprised by the volume s somewhat colloquial tone. This colloquialism, in dialogue with Adorno s unceasing rigor, stems from the occasional sources of many of the essays, mainly public lectures and radio addresses. As such, this volume represents an important and, for English-language readers, largely unfamiliar side to Adorno. His arguments move more quickly than in his more formal and extended musicological works, and the writing is much more accessible and generous than his usually dense and frequently opaque prose.

Author Biography:

Theodor W. Adorno was one of the founders of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. He is the coauthor (with Max Horkheimer) of Dialectic of Enlightenment, and the author of Negative Dialectics, Aesthetic Theory, and Beethoven: The Philosophy of Music (Stanford, 1998).

Release date Australia

May 1st, 1999

Author

Theodor W Adorno

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Contributor

Translated by Rodney Livingstone

Pages

248

Series

Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics

Dimensions

153x229x16

ISBN-13

9780804735582

Product ID

4030535

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