No other country and no other period has produced a tradition of major aesthetic debate to compare with that which unfolded in German culture from the 1930s to the 1950s. In Aesthetics and Politics the key texts of the great Marxist controversies over literature and art during these years are assembled in a single volume. They do not form a disparate collection but a continuous, interlinked debate between thinkers who have become giants of twentieth-century intellectual history.

Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969), one of the principal figures associated with the Frankfurt School, wrote extensively on culture, modernity, aesthetics, literature, and - more than any other subject - music. To this day, Adorno remains the single most influential contributor to the development of qualitative musical sociology which, together with his nuanced intertextual readings of musical works, gives him broad claim as a continuing force in the study of music. This long-awaited collection of twenty-seven essays represents the full range of Adorno's music writing. Nearly half of the essays appear in English for the first time; all of the essays are fully annotated; and, the previously translated essays have been corrected and missing text restored, making this volume the definitive resource on Adorno's musical thought.

《文学笔记(第1辑)》内容简介：泰奥德•阿多诺（Theodor W.Adorno，1903-1969）是德国著名哲学家、社会学家、文艺理论家和音乐理论家，是法兰克福学派的著名代表人物以及社会批判理论的奠基者。他在许多领域均有创见，特别是在哲学、美学以及文论领域，在西方社会具有广泛而深刻的影响力。 阿多诺的文学批评并不属于正统的批评理论，他的文本处理方式既富有魅力，又几乎无法阐释。这意味着我们在阐释、评价阿多诺的这些复杂多义的文学批评时，既要指出他在批评理论这个大框架内的地位，也要考虑到他独特的个人气质、行文习惯以及他惯有的自相矛盾，并辨析他的观点正确与否。

本书根据英国芳塔纳出版社1984年英文版译出。 该书以清晰的线索展示了阿多诺博大精深的思想，是人们了解阿多诺其人及其思想的不可多得的指导性读物。

本书是著名思想家阿多诺的政治传记，全书共分16章，具体内容有：寻找学说、哲学和音乐、坚决要求公正：社会学研究所俗气艺术、死亡和危机、在变化的形势中阅读、美丽的新世界、权威性的性格，圈子的病态化、法兰克福学派与大学生的冲突、被遗弃的房间等篇章。主要介绍了其一生所经历的事迹以及对后人的影响。