According to Rochlitz, the first period stretches from 1915 to 1925. Thus, this paper will begin with an examination of his 1931 essay Little History of Photography (Photography) then move on to The Work of Art in the Age of Technological Reproducibility (The Work of Art).īenjamin’s theory of art can be separated into three different periods. Given the importance of the aura, this paper aims to explicate what this term means by following its development through Benjamin’s writing in what is considered the second period of his theory of art. One of the most important ideas developed in this essay is that of the aura. Perhaps his most famous essay is The Work of Art in the age of Its Technological (Mechanical) Reproducibility (Reproduction), written in 1936.
The writings of Walter Benjamin have had a profound impact in the fields of media studies, art, sociology and more. The following essay is intended to help improve that understanding. Most understand the Aura as a term that is used to understand authenticity and history.
Abstract: This submission is intended to help readers understand the development of Frankfurt School theorist Walter Benjamin’s concept of Aura by examining its development and progression through a number of his well known essays.
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