{"product_id":"the-narrowest-path-antinomies-of-self-determination-in-four-aesthetic-studies-historical-materialism-book-series-330","title":"The Narrowest Path: Antinomies of Self-Determination in Four Aesthetic Studies (Historical Materialism Book Series, 330)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Narrowest Path: Antinomies of Self-Determination in Four Aesthetic Studies (Historical Materialism Book Series, 330) (Hardcover, 260 pages) – Brill, 2024. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n A strategic reconstruction of modern German thought from the standpoint of aesthetic theory, The Narrowest Path reveals the characteristically modern, revolutionary project of freedom-as-autonomy to be unresolvably antinomic. Basing himself on four seminal texts by Kleist, Hegel, Marx, and Adorno, Mehrgan develops four basic figures: the literary, the person, the republic, and the artwork. All flourished during the long period between the French Revolution and the aftermath of the Second World War in Europe. The key antagonist is the rule of capital, paradoxically enabling self-determination and thwarting it. Still present in contemporary revolutionary experiments, this daunting conflict, the book argues, shows itself best in the aesthetic ― but the resolution lies elsewhere.  \n\n                                         Editorial Reviews                   About the Author   Omid Mehrgan, Ph.D. (2018), Johns Hopkins University, is adjunct assistant professor at New York University, Department of Liberal Studies. He has published on aesthetic theory, the Anthropocene, translation studies, Iranian cinema, and translations of major works in critical theory, including those by Walter Benjamin and Theodor W. Adorno in Farsi.                                           ","brand":"Omid Mehrgan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46070409593066,"sku":"9789004711143","price":138.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/71HNIhnRIVL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781260751","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/the-narrowest-path-antinomies-of-self-determination-in-four-aesthetic-studies-historical-materialism-book-series-330","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}