The Work of Art in The Age of Mechanical Reproduction

The Work of Art in The Age of Mechanical Reproduction

by Walter Benjamin
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One of the most important works of cultural theory ever written, Walter Benjamin's groundbreaking essay explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly - and what the troubling social and political implicat.

First published
Aug 11, 2009
Publishers
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Language
English

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German literary critic, philosopher and social critic...

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