{"product_id":"philosophy-and-melancholy-ilit-ferber-9780804785198","title":"Philosophy and Melancholy: Benjamin's Early Reflections on Theater and Language","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book traces the concept of melancholy in Walter Benjamin's early writings. Rather than focusing on the overtly melancholic subject matter of Benjamin's work or the unhappy circumstances of his own fate, Ferber considers the concept's implications for his philosophy. Informed by Heidegger's discussion of moods and their importance for philosophical thought, she contends that a melancholic mood is the organizing principle or structure of Benjamin's early metaphysics and ontology. Her novel analysis of Benjamin's arguments about theater and language features a discussion of the \u003ci\u003eTrauerspiel\u003c\/i\u003e book that is amongst the first in English to scrutinize the baroque plays themselves. \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Melancholy\u003c\/i\u003e also contributes to the history of philosophy by establishing a strong relationship between Benjamin and other philosophers, including Leibniz, Kant, Husserl, and Heidegger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ilit Ferber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804785198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804785198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.10w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014","brand":"Ilit Ferber","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065151631615,"sku":"9780804785198","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_82252a29-f9dd-4bff-8b60-86f3b5ba57a2.jpg?v=1768673335","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/philosophy-and-melancholy-ilit-ferber-9780804785198","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}