Inscribed Adorno x7

Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1952. 185 by 110mm (7¼ by 4¼ inches). Orig. canvas boards with dust jacket; 204, [4] pp. First Edition. Scarce in dust jacket. Note: English title is not a direct translation. This book with a three-line inscription by Adorno to Marie Kaschnitz (dated 1962). In Versuch über Wagner, Theodor W. Adorno developed a strongly critical perspective on Wagner’s music, which he associated with the commodification of culture and the emergence of fascism. Together with six additional books by Adorno. All inscribed by Adorno to Kaschnitz with inscriptions ranging from one to three lines and dated from 1958–1964. Together with six additional books by Adorno. All inscribed by Adorno to Kaschnitz with inscriptions ranging from one to three lines and dated from 1958–1964.

Der getreue Korrepetitor. Frankfurt: Fischer, 1963. First Edition.

Noten zur Literatur I‑III. 3 Volumes. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1958¬–1965. All First Editions.

Einleitung in die Musiksoziologie. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1962. First Edition.

Drei Studien zu Hegel. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1963.

All in German. Overall Very Good. Versuch über Wagner with 1 by 1½ inch hole in back of dust jacket. Remaining books without dust jackets. Musiksoziologie Good with cover separating and several pages loose.

Marie Luise Kaschnitz (1901–1974) was a German short story writer, novelist, essayist, and poet. She is one of the leading post-war German poets, heavily influenced by Pablo Neruda. Kaschnitz and Adorno were close friends, and both taught at the University of Frankfurt.

EXILE: The important and influential German philosopher, sociologist and composer, Theodor W. Adorno (1903–1969), was a leading member of the Frankfurt School, together with e.g. Horkheimer, Benjamin, and Habermas. He taught philosophy at the University of Frankfurt, but as a Jew, his teaching position was taken from him in 1933. The Nazi’s Reich Chamber of Literature denied Adorno’s right to work and raided his residence. Adorno lived in exile in the United States from 1938 until 1953, when he moved back to Germany. He was one of the most important philosophers and social critics in Germany after World War II, especially as relates to German responsibility for the Holocaust.

From Kaschnitz’s estate.

Bibliography: Gordon.