Language and History in Adorno's Notes to Literature [Hardcover]

Plass argues that Adornos essays on literature are of prime importance for an understanding of his aesthetics because they challenge the conceptual limitations of philosophical discourse.

Table of Contents  List of Abbreviations  Note on Translations  Preface  Acknowledgments  Introduction: Adornos Literary Criticism  1. The Art of Transition  2. Rauschen: Eichendorff  3. Conjuration: Rudolf Borchardt  4. As If: Stefan George  5. The Wound: Heine  6. Exhaustion: Goethe  Conclusion  Notes  Bibliography  Index