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The Sense of Semblance

- Philosophical Analyses of Holocaust Art

About The Sense of Semblance

Drawing on work in contemporary analytic philosophy and Adorno's normative aesthetic theory, this book aims to show how selected Holocaust artworks in a variety of media (lyric poetry by Paul Celan, Holocaust memorials, quotational texts by Heimrad Backer, Claude Lanzmann's film Shoah and Art Spiegelman's graphic novel Maus) fulfill both aesthetic and historical requirements of the genre.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780823245406
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 296
  • Published:
  • December 31, 2012
  • Dimensions:
  • 161x236x22 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 548 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: October 29, 2024

Description of The Sense of Semblance

Drawing on work in contemporary analytic philosophy and Adorno's normative aesthetic theory, this book aims to show how selected Holocaust artworks in a variety of media (lyric poetry by Paul Celan, Holocaust memorials, quotational texts by Heimrad Backer, Claude Lanzmann's film Shoah and Art Spiegelman's graphic novel Maus) fulfill both aesthetic and historical requirements of the genre.

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