Aesthetics - Adorno, Theodor W

This Volume Of Lectures On Aesthetics, Given By Adorno In The Winter Semester Of 1958-9, Formed The Foundation For His Later Aesthetic Theory, Widely Regarded As One Of His Greatest Works. The Lectures Cover A Wide Range Of Topics, From An Intense Analysis Of The Work Of Georg Lukcs To A Sustained Reflection On The Theory Of Aesthetic Experience, From An Examination Of Works By Plato, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard And Benjamin, To A Discussion Of The Latest Experiments Of John Cage, Attesting To The Virtuosity And Breadth Of Adornos Engagement. All The While, Adorno Remains Deeply Connected To His Surrounding Context, Offering Us A Window Onto The Artistic, Intellectual And Political Confrontations That Shaped Life In Post-war Germany.