{"product_id":"myth-and-metropolis-a-critical-introduction-paperback","title":"Myth and Metropolis: A Critical Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraeme Gilloch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a lucid study of Walter Benjamin's lifelong fascination with the city and forms of metropolitan experience, highlighting the relevance of Benjamin's work to our contemporary understanding of modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Benjamin is now widely recognized as one of the most original and perceptive thinkers of the twentieth century. This book, now available in paperback is a timely and lucid study of Benjamin's lifelong fascination with the city and forms of metropolitan experience. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin's critical and complex account of the modern urban environment is traced through a number of key texts: the pioneering sketches of Naples, Marseilles and Moscow; his childhood reminiscences of Berlin; and his brilliant and unfinished studies of nineteenth-century Paris and the poet Charles Baudelaire. Gilloch emphasizes the importance of these writings for an interpretation of Benjamin's work as a whole, and highlights their relevance for our contemporary understanding of modernity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssential reading for anyone concerned with Benjamin's work, \u003ci\u003eMyth and Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e will also be of interest to scholars and students in social theory, cultural analysis and urban studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGraeme Gilloch\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Salford. His research interests include contemporary social and cultural theory and visual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.12 x 5.94 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131906166919,"sku":"9780745620107","price":45.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/004d516834e5c16379a19cdf533c137e.webp?v=1732622269","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/myth-and-metropolis-a-critical-introduction-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}