More than life: Georg Simmel and Walter Benjamin on art

Synopsis

Introduction. Georg Simmel And Walter Benjamin: The Incapability Of Any Actual Pause -- Georg Simmel -- Michelangelo: Life And The Fate Of Mankind -- Rembrandt: Re-producing The Soulful Life Of The Sitter As A Portrait -- Auguste Rodin: Reexperiencing One's Deepest Life In The Sphere Of Art -- Walter Benjamin -- Introduction. Walter Benjamin And Georg Simmel: A Duel That Is The Creative Process Itself -- Unscheinbarkeit: Depersonalization Set In An Incomparably Productive Context -- Charlie Chaplin: Man Would Not Be The Noblest On Earth If He Were Not Too Noble For It -- Concluding Remarks: Always Lagging Half A Step Behind. Stephane Symons. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.