A major Marxist thinker and critic in 1930s Japan, Tosaka Jun was among the world’s most incisive—yet underrecognized—theorists of capitalism, fascism, and ideology during the years before World War II. The Japanese Ideology is his masterpiece, first published in 1935, as Japan and the world plummeted into an age of reaction. Tosaka offers a ruthless philosophical critique of c...(展开全部)

A major Marxist thinker and critic in 1930s Japan, Tosaka Jun was among the world’s most incisive—yet underrecognized—theorists of capitalism, fascism, and ideology during the years before World War II. The Japanese Ideology is his masterpiece, first published in 1935, as Japan and the world plummeted into an age of reaction. Tosaka offers a ruthless philosophical critique of c...(展开全部)

In this wide-ranging study of Japanese cultural expression, Alan Tansman reveals how a particular, often seemingly innocent aesthetic sensibility - present in novels, essays, popular songs, film, and political writings - helped create an 'aesthetic of fascism' in the years leading up to World War II. Evoking beautiful moments of violence, both real and imagined, these works did...(展开全部)

Developing a concept briefly introduced in 'Counterrevolution and Revolt, ' Marcuse here addresses the shortcomings of Marxist aesthetic theory and explores a dialectical aesthetic in which art functions as the conscience of society. Marcuse argues that art is the only form of expression that can take up where religion and philosophy fail and contends that aesthetics offers the...(展开全部)

Developing a concept briefly introduced in 'Counterrevolution and Revolt, ' Marcuse here addresses the shortcomings of Marxist aesthetic theory and explores a dialectical aesthetic in which art functions as the conscience of society. Marcuse argues that art is the only form of expression that can take up where religion and philosophy fail and contends that aesthetics offers the...(展开全部)

特里·伊格尔顿：英国当代马克思主义理论家、文学批评家。曾任教于剑桥大学，又长期担任牛津大学凯瑟琳学院沃顿英文和文学理论讲座教授，后任教于曼彻斯特大学、圣母大学。代表性著作有《批评与意识形态》《沃尔特·本雅明：或走向革命批评》《文学理论导论》《美学意识形态》《文化的观念》《唯物主义》《论文化》等。 段吉方：华东师范大学文学院教授，主要从事文艺学、美学、马克思主义文艺理论研究。出版专著有《意识形态与审美话语——伊格尔顿文学批评理论研究》《文化唯物主义与现代美学问题——20世纪英国马克思主义文学批评理论范式与经验研究》等。 穆宝清：山东大学外国语学院副教授，英国伦敦国王学院访问学者，主要研究方向为西方文论、艺术美学。近期著作有《贡布里希艺术美学思想研究》《社会学阐释与文学想象：齐格蒙特?鲍曼论后现代消费社会》等。

Terry Eagleton is one of the most important - and most radical - theorists writing today. His witty and acerbic attacks on contemporary culture and society are read and enjoyed by many, and his studies of literature are regarded as classics of contemporary criticism. In this new edition of his groundbreaking treatise on literary theory, Eagleton seeks to develop a sophisticated...(展开全部)

In the space of barely more than five years, with the publication of four pathbreaking books, Slavoj Zizek has earned the reputation of being one of the most arresting, insightful, and scandalous thinkers in recent memory. Perhaps more than any other single author, his writings have constituted the most compelling evidence available for recognizing Jacques Lacan as the preemien...(展开全部)