The Mass Ornament - Weimar Essays

Siegfried Kracauer was one of the twentieth century's most brilliant cultural critics, a daring and prolific scholar, and an incisive theorist of film. In this volume his finest writings on modern society make their long-awaited appearance in English. This book celebrates the masses--their tastes, amusements, and everyday lives.

About the author

Siegfried Kracauer (1889–1966) was the author of Theory of Film, From Caligari to Hitler, and many other works on historical, sociological, and cultural topics.Thomas Y. Levin is Associate Professor of German at Princeton University.

Summary

Siegfried Kracauer was one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant cultural critics, a daring and prolific scholar, and an incisive theorist of film. In this volume his finest writings on modern society make their long-awaited appearance in English. This book celebrates the masses—their tastes, amusements, and everyday lives.

Product details

• Authors: Siegfried Kracauer, Kracauer Siegfried, Siegfried Kracauer
• Assisted by: Thomas Y Levin (Editor), Thomas Y. Levin (Editor), Thomas Y Levin (Translation), Thomas Y. Levin (Translation), Levin Thomas Y. (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.1995
• EAN: 9780674551633
• ISBN: 978-0-674-55163-3
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 590 g
• Illustrations: 27 halftones
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Essays, Cultural Studies, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, Literary essays