01157    a2200169   4500008004100000020001800041080001500059100002100074245005900095260002200154300001000176520071600186650002200902650002800924650001500952650002000967260624b        ii ||||| |||| 00| 0 mal d  a9781300219354  a701.17 BEN  aBenjamin, Walter  aThe Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction   bPenguin, c2021.   a91p.   aOne of the most important works of cultural theory ever written, Walter Benjamin's groundbreaking essay explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly – and what the troubling social and political implications of this are. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives – and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.  aPhilosophy of art  aMechanical reproduction  aAesthetics  aArt and society