{"product_id":"the-beauty-of-the-metropolis-august-endell-9781487558420","title":"The Beauty of the Metropolis","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1908, \u003cem\u003eThe Beauty of the Metropolis\u003c\/em\u003e is a homage to urban life, celebrating cities with a particular focus on Berlin. In this lyrical essay, German architect and theorist August Endell invites readers to perceive familiar environments in a new light, advocating for an emotional, unmediated response to the visible world inspired by Lipps's theory of \u003cem\u003eEinfühlung\u003c\/em\u003e. He advocates seizing aesthetic ownership of urban surroundings, prefiguring our hypervisual culture. In his rhapsodic observations, Endell captures gaslight mingling with the last rays of sunshine, pedestrians moving in a ballet of unheard rhythms, and mist and rain casting fresh enchantment over familiar streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new translation also features a selection of articles in which Endell introduces readers to aesthetic themes. He describes the greening of a tree with the urgency of true crime and anticipates the Bauhaus movement years before it becomes a reality. Reaching back to the close of the nineteenth century, these texts paradoxically serve as a rousing hymn to the present. With extensive notes and an afterword, this edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Beauty of the Metropolis\u003c\/em\u003e offers a spirited inquiry into belonging and an engagement with culture that rejects unreflective nationalist pathos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e August Endell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487558422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487558420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"August Endell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520089403647,"sku":"9781487558420","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21db8e22-bcc9-47a8-b90f-3597e7c017d4.jpg?v=1778740678","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-beauty-of-the-metropolis-august-endell-9781487558420","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}