The allegorical artist and the crises of history : Benjamin, Grandville, Baudelaire

Author

Hannoosh, Michele

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Word & image. 1994, Num. 1, Vol. 10, 38-54, 20 ill.

ISSN

0266-6286

Abstract (en)

Explores Walter Benjamin's writings on the allegorical works of the French caricaturist and illustrator Grandville, and compares this to his study of allegory in Baudelaire's writings. Shows that Benjamin was especially interested in Grandville's treatment of themes such as fashion and advertising, which represent the increasingly valuable commodity in bourgeois society.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- France
• Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940
• Art criticism
• Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard), 1803-1847
• Baudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867
• Art critics
• France
• 1800-2000
• Germany
• Commodities
• Fashion
• Illustration
• Iconography
• Allegory
• Writings
• Metaphor

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- France
• Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940
• Critique d'art
• Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard), 1803-1847
• Baudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867
• Critiques d'art
• France
• 1800-2000
• Allemagne
• Marchandise
• Mode
• Illustration
• Iconographie
• Allégorie
• Ecrits
• Métaphore

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19941001-00347711

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