{"title":"Sylvia Sasse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSylvia Sasse\u003c\/strong\u003e delves into the intricate intersections of art and culture, offering readers profound explorations that challenge and enrich the understanding of aesthetic theory. Her work captures the turbulent spirit of historical moments, reflecting on the nuances of party life and political drama with intellectual rigour and poetic insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a collection that intertwines critical analysis with cultural narrative, inviting reflection on both the theory and lived experience of art within society. Sasse’s writing is both evocative and exacting, making it essential reading for those intrigued by the deeper currents shaping cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-steps-of-nemesis-a-dramatic-chronicle-in-six-scenes-from-party-life-in-the-ussr-19361938-by-zachary-murphy-king-9783035805161","title":"The Steps of Nemesis – A Dramatic Chronicle in Six Scenes from Party Life in the USSR (1936–1938)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first-ever English translation of this dramatic work by Nikolai Evreinov.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1910s, the Russian theatre director and theorist Nikolai Evreinov (1879–1953) insisted on the theatricalisation of life. Twenty years later, Evreinov, who had left Russia in 1924, was in exile in Paris when Stalin staged three elaborate political show trials in Moscow. Evreinov then meticulously read the transcripts of the trials in the Russian-language press, collected material on Nikolai Bukharin and the other defendants, consulted with experts, and finally wrote a play, his response to the staging of a judicial farce. With this response, he also wanted to rehabilitate his idea of the theatricalisation of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter all, the theatricalisation of life does not mean performing false confessions, constructing conspiracies, fabricating facts, or casting hired witnesses. In his theatrical theory, Evreinov was careful not to make the theatre of life invisible. His play is therefore not a historical reconstruction but an imaginary look behind the scenes, in which the Stalinist perpetrators confess to the real crime in the end: the theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpertly translated into English for the first time by Zachary King, \u003cem\u003eThe Steps of Nemesis\u003c\/em\u003e brings a fascinating play to a whole new world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487654101228,"sku":"9783035805161","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/303e010e18cbf8b41415ea06b39add56.jpg?v=1775771088"},{"product_id":"aesthetic-theory-by-sandro-zanetti-9783035801460","title":"Aesthetic Theory","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheodor Adorno’s famous aesthetic theory was not merely a theory of the aesthetic; it also made a wider claim about the aesthetic implications of all theory. At the same time, we have to deal with aesthetic objects and events in which an aesthetic theory is inherent, which show themselves as art. From both sides—theory and aesthetics—a link can be made to the etymological meaning of \u003ci\u003etheōria\u003c\/i\u003e, which understands the theoretical as a seeing or perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing lucid essays by major thinkers, \u003ci\u003eAesthetic Theory\u003c\/i\u003e examines this link, focusing equally on the aesthetic implications of theory and the theoretical implications of aesthetic events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536164602092,"sku":"9783035801460","price":102.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783035801460-aesthetic-theory.jpg?v=1776378768"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/sylvia-sasse.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}