Vanitas und Gesellschaft / / edited by Claudia Benthien, Antje Schmidt, Christian Wobbeler.

• TeilnehmendeR: Benthien, Claudia,; Schmidt, Antje,; Wobbeler, Christian,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston ;, Berlin : : De Gruyter,, 2021.; ©2021
• 出版年: 2021
• 言語: German
• 物理的記述: 1 online resource (308 pages)
• 要約: This interdisciplinary volume delves into the significance of the early modern vanitas motif in the present day. In the arts, pop culture, and social discourses, it is utilized to make cultural-critical diagnoses. Reflections about the mortality of human life, about decadence and conceit, or the futile pursuit of happiness are updated, but they are joined by new topics such as climate change and transhumanism.
• 書誌: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Claudia Benthien, Antje Schmidt, Christian Wobbeler.

This interdisciplinary volume delves into the significance of the early modern vanitas motif in the present day. In the arts, pop culture, and social discourses, it is utilized to make cultural-critical diagnoses. Reflections about the mortality of human life, about decadence and conceit, or the fut...