{"product_id":"ornaments-of-the-metropolis-siegfried-kracauer-and-modern-urban-culture-paperback","title":"Ornaments of the Metropolis: Siegfried Kracauer and Modern Urban Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenrik Reeh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Irons\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVariations on the theme of the ornament in Kracauer's urban writings, suggesting ways in which the subjective can reappropraite urban life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Siegfried Kracauer, the urban ornament was not just an aspect of design; it was the medium through which city dwellers interpreted the metropolis itself. In \u003ci\u003eOrnaments of the Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e, Henrik Reeh traces variations on the theme of the ornament in Kracauer's writings on urbanism, from his early journalism in Germany between the wars to his \"sociobiography\" of Jacques Offenbach in Paris. Kracauer (1889-1966), often associated with the Frankfurt School and the intellectual milieu of Walter Benjamin, is best known for his writings on cinema and the philosophy of history. Reeh examines Kracauer's lesser-known early work, much of it written for the trendsetting newspaper Frankfurter Zeitung in the 1920s and early 1930s, and analyzes Kracauer's continuing reflections on modern urban life, through the pivotal idea of ornament. Kracauer deciphers the subjective experience of the city by viewing fragments of the city as dynamic ornaments; an employment exchange, a day shelter for the homeless, a movie theater, and an amusement park become urban microcosms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReeh focuses on three substantial works written by Kracauer before his emigration to the United States in 1940. In the early autobiographical novel \u003ci\u003eGinster, Written by Himself\u003c\/i\u003e, a young architect finds aesthetic pleasure in the ornamental forms that are largely unused in the profession of the time. The collection \u003ci\u003eStreets of Berlin and Elsewhere\u003c\/i\u003e, with many essays from Kracauer's years in Berlin, documents the subjectiveness of urban life. Finally, \u003ci\u003eJacques Offenbach and the Paris of His Time\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the superficial--in a sense, ornamental--milieu of the operetta evolved into a critical force during the Second Empire. Reeh argues that Kracauer's novel, essays, and historiography all suggest ways in which the subjective can reappropriate urban life. The book also includes a series of photographs by the author that reflect the ornamental experience of the metropolis in Paris, Frankfurt, and other cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenrik Reeh is Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and Modern Culture at the University of Copenhagen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9.7 x 6.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457179271421,"sku":"9780262681636","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/3tRybpGBSx9780262681636.webp?v=1777234611","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/ornaments-of-the-metropolis-siegfried-kracauer-and-modern-urban-culture-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}