{"product_id":"foreplay-carl-djerassi-9780299283346","title":"Foreplay: Hannah Arendt, the Two Adornos, and Walter Benjamin","description":"\u003cp\u003eHannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno were intellectual giants of the first half of the twentieth century. The drama \u003ci\u003eForeplay\u003c\/i\u003e explores their deeply human and psychologically intriguing private lives, focusing on professional and personal jealousies, the mutual dislike of Theodor Adorno and Hannah Arendt, the association between Walter Benjamin and Georges Bataille, and the border between erotica and pornography.\u003c\/p\u003e Djerassi's extensive biographical research brings to light many fascinating details revealed in the dialogues among the characters, including Adorno's obsession with his dreams, Benjamin's admiration for Franz Kafka, and the intimate correspondence between Gretel Adorno and Walter Benjamin. The introduction of a fictitious character, Fräulein X, intensifies the complex interplay among the four lead protagonists and allows for a comparison of Adorno's philandering and the similar behavior of Martin Heidegger, whose affair with Hannah Arendt is well known. \u003ci\u003eForeplay\u003c\/i\u003e brims with intrigue and the friction created when strong personalities clash.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Djerassi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299283348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299283346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Carl Djerassi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064818774271,"sku":"9780299283346","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5aaed3ef-0b73-4c08-aebd-97b67145e3cd.jpg?v=1768671235","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/foreplay-carl-djerassi-9780299283346","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}