Adorno

A Biography

Biography & Memoir, Philosophers
Cover of the book Adorno by Stefan Müller-Doohm, Wiley
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Stefan Müller-Doohm ISBN: 9780745694641
Publisher: Wiley Publication: October 9, 2015
Imprint: Polity Language: English
Author: Stefan Müller-Doohm
ISBN: 9780745694641
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: October 9, 2015
Imprint: Polity
Language: English

'Even the biographical individual is a social category', wrote Adorno. ‘It can only be defined in a living context together with others.’ In this major new biography, Stefan Müller-Doohm turns this maxim back on Adorno himself and provides a rich and comprehensive account of the life and work of one of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century.

This authoritative biography ranges across the whole of Adorno's life and career, from his childhood and student years to his years in emigration in the United States and his return to postwar Germany. At the same time, Muller-Doohm examines the full range of Adorno's writings on philosophy, sociology, literary theory, music theory and cultural criticism. Drawing on an array of sources from Adorno's personal correspondence with Horkheimer, Benjamin, Berg, Marcuse, Kracauer and Mann to interviews, notes and both published and unpublished writings, Muller-Doohm situates Adorno's contributions in the context of his times and provides a rich and balanced appraisal of his significance in the 20th Century as a whole.

Müller-Doohm's clear prose succeeds in making accessible some of the most complex areas of Adorno's thought. This outstanding biography will be the standard work on Adorno for years to come.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

'Even the biographical individual is a social category', wrote Adorno. ‘It can only be defined in a living context together with others.’ In this major new biography, Stefan Müller-Doohm turns this maxim back on Adorno himself and provides a rich and comprehensive account of the life and work of one of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century.

This authoritative biography ranges across the whole of Adorno's life and career, from his childhood and student years to his years in emigration in the United States and his return to postwar Germany. At the same time, Muller-Doohm examines the full range of Adorno's writings on philosophy, sociology, literary theory, music theory and cultural criticism. Drawing on an array of sources from Adorno's personal correspondence with Horkheimer, Benjamin, Berg, Marcuse, Kracauer and Mann to interviews, notes and both published and unpublished writings, Muller-Doohm situates Adorno's contributions in the context of his times and provides a rich and balanced appraisal of his significance in the 20th Century as a whole.

Müller-Doohm's clear prose succeeds in making accessible some of the most complex areas of Adorno's thought. This outstanding biography will be the standard work on Adorno for years to come.

More books from Wiley

Cover of the book IBS For Dummies by Stefan Müller-Doohm
Cover of the book Atlas of Endoscopic Ultrasonography by Stefan Müller-Doohm
Cover of the book Diseases of Swine by Stefan Müller-Doohm
Cover of the book LTE Self-Organising Networks (SON) by Stefan Müller-Doohm
Cover of the book Italian Phrases For Dummies by Stefan Müller-Doohm
Cover of the book Advanced Silicon Materials for Photovoltaic Applications by Stefan Müller-Doohm
Cover of the book Dog Training For Dummies by Stefan Müller-Doohm
Cover of the book The Little Book of Emerging Markets by Stefan Müller-Doohm
Cover of the book Index of Medical Imaging by Stefan Müller-Doohm
Cover of the book Optical Imaging and Metrology by Stefan Müller-Doohm
Cover of the book Practical Tunnel Construction by Stefan Müller-Doohm
Cover of the book Shares Made Simple by Stefan Müller-Doohm
Cover of the book Traffic Safety by Stefan Müller-Doohm
Cover of the book Confessions of a Subprime Lender by Stefan Müller-Doohm
Cover of the book Cut the Noise by Stefan Müller-Doohm
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy