Benjamin, Barthes and the Singularity of Photography

by Kathrin Yacavone

Benjamin, Barthes and the Singularity of Photography presents two of the most important intellectual figures of the twentieth century in a new comparative light. Pursuing hitherto unexplored aspects of Benjamin's and Barthes's engagement with photography, it provides new interpretations of familiar texts and analyzes material which has only recently become available. It argues that despite the different historical, philosophical and cultural contexts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 162356669X
• ISBN13: 9781623566692
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"