Sound Figures

by Theodor W. Adorno

Book Overview

Theodor Adorno is one of this century's most influential thinkers in the areas of social theory, philosophy, aesthetics, and music. Throughout the essays in this book, all of which concern musical matters, he displays an astonishing range of cultural reference, demonstrating that music is invariably social, political, even ethical.

Adorno's insistence on the social character of aesthetic works will come as no surprise to those familiar with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804735573
• ISBN13: 9780804735575
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"