Melancholy Science

The Melancholy Science is Gillian Rose''s investigation into Theodor Adorno''s work and legacy. Rose uncovers the unity discernable among the many fragments of Adorno''s oeuvre, and argues that his influence has been to turn Marxism into a search for style. The attempts of Adorno, Luk�cs and Benjamin to develop a Marxist theory of culture centred on the concept of reification are contrasted,...