Four Jews on Parnassus : a conversation : Benjamin, Adorno, Scholem, Schönberg /
"Theodor W. Adorno was the prototypical German Jewish non-Jew, Walter Benjamin vacillated between German Jew and Jewish German, Gershom Scholem was a committed Zionist, and Arnold Schonberg converted to Protestantism for professional reasons but later returned to Judaism. Carl Djerassi, himself...
| Основен автор: | Djerassi, Carl, 1923-2015. |
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| Други автори: | Seethaler, Gabriele. |
| Формат: | CD |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Columbia University Press,
©2008.
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Table of contents |
| Резюме: |
"Theodor W. Adorno was the prototypical German Jewish non-Jew, Walter Benjamin vacillated between German Jew and Jewish German, Gershom Scholem was a committed Zionist, and Arnold Schonberg converted to Protestantism for professional reasons but later returned to Judaism. Carl Djerassi, himself a refugee from Hitler's Austria, dramatizes a dialogue between these four men in which they discuss fraternity, religious identity, and legacy as well as reveal aspects of their lives - notably their relations with their wives - that many have ignored, underemphasized, or misrepresented." "The desire for canonization and the process by which it is obtained are the underlying themes of this dialogue, with emphasis on Paul Klee's Angelus Novus (1920), a canonized work that resonated deeply with Benjamin, Adorno, and Scholem (and for which Djerassi and Gabrielle Seethaler present a revisionist and richly illustrated interpretation). Basing his dialogue on extensive archival research and interviews, Djerassi concludes with a daring speculation on the putative contents of Benjamin's famous briefcase, which disappeared upon his suicide."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
xviii, 203 pages : illustrations (some color), music ; 25 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) CD-ROM is available at Circulation Desk under call number. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-187). |
| ISBN: |
9780231146548 023114654X 9780231518307 0231518307 |