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The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media

This book delves into the transformation of art in the era of mass reproduction, examining the effects of technology on artistic value and the nature of art itself. more

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Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin

Walter Benjamin, born on July 15, 1892, and died on September 26, 1940, was a prominent German literary critic whose works profoundly influenced 20th-century literary criticism and cultural theory. more

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