Siegfried Kracauer's American Writings: Essays on Film and by Siegfried Kracauer,Johannes von Moltke,Kristy Rawson,Martin

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By Siegfried Kracauer,Johannes von Moltke,Kristy Rawson,Martin Jay

Siegfried Kracauer (1889–1966), pal and colleague of Walter Benjamin and Theodor Adorno, used to be the most influential movie critics of the mid-twentieth century. during this e-book, Johannes von Moltke and Kristy Rawson have, for the 1st time assembled essays in cultural feedback, movie, literature, and media idea that Kracauer wrote throughout the area century he spent in the United States after fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe. within the a long time following his arrival within the usa, Kracauer commented on advancements in American and eu cinema, wrote on movie noir and neorealism, tested unsettling political developments in mainstream cinema, and reviewed the modern experiments of avant-garde filmmakers. As a cultural critic, he additionally ranged some distance past cinema, intervening in debates relating to Jewish tradition, unraveling nationwide and racial stereotypes, and reflecting at the kingdom of arts and arts within the Nineteen Fifties. those essays, including the editors' introductions and an later on via Martin Jay supply illuminating insights into the flicks and tradition of the postwar years and supply a different viewpoint in this eminent émigré intellectual.

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