Marxist Aesthetics
The foundations within everyday life for an emancipated consciousness
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | Pauline Johnson | ISBN: | 9781136838187 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | May 13, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Pauline Johnson |
| ISBN: | 9781136838187 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | May 13, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Originally published in 1984, this study deals with a number of influential figures in the European tradition of Marxist theories of aesthetics, ranging from Lukacs to Benjamin, through the Frankfurt School, to Brecht and the Althusserians. Pauline Johnson shows that, despite the great diversity in these theories about art, they all formulate a common problem, and she argues that an adequate response to this problem must be based on account of the practical foundations within the recipient's own experience for a changed consciousness.
Originally published in 1984, this study deals with a number of influential figures in the European tradition of Marxist theories of aesthetics, ranging from Lukacs to Benjamin, through the Frankfurt School, to Brecht and the Althusserians. Pauline Johnson shows that, despite the great diversity in these theories about art, they all formulate a common problem, and she argues that an adequate response to this problem must be based on account of the practical foundations within the recipient's own experience for a changed consciousness.
