Profanations

by Giorgio Agamben

Book Overview

Essays by a provocative Italian philosopher on memory and oblivion, on what is lost and what remains.

The Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben has always been an original reader of texts, understanding their many rich historical, aesthetic, and political meanings and effects. In Profanations, Agamben has assembled for the first time some of his most pivotal essays on photography, the novel, and film. A meditation on memory and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890951838
• ISBN13: 9781890951832
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Zone Books
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher