Description
| Product ID: | 9781780235257 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | On Photography |
| Authors: | Author: Mr Walter Benjamin |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Photography and photographs, Photography & photographs |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Walter Benjamin's essay 'A Short History of Photography' (1931) made bold statements about photographic pioneers such as David Octavius Hill and Nicphore Nipce, and the social and historical context of their work. This first selection of Benjamin's writings on photography includes a new translation of this influential essay as well as a range of Benjamin's other writings, both published and unpublished, some of which are translated into English for the first time here. |
| Imprint Name: | Reaktion Books |
| Publisher Name: | Reaktion Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-09-01 |