BENJAMIN, BARTHES

Benjamin, Barthes and the Singularity of Photography presents two of the most important intellectual figures of the twentieth centur y in a new comparative light. Pursuing hitherto unexplored aspects of Benjamin's and Barthes's engagement with photography, it provi des 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 of their work, Benjamin and Barthes engage with similar issues and proble ms that ...[Read more]