Few other intellectuals have captured so much critical attention in the late 20th century as Theodor W. Adorno. As more and more of his occasional writings, lectures, and addresses have become available in English in recent years, both Adorno and his work have become the occasion for calls for political renewal and the subject of reconsideration. The publication of these books has rekindled not only a reassessment of his oeuvre, but has placed Adorno at the center of recent debates about the role and responsibilities of the intellectual. "Adorno:

A Critical Reader" is an edited collection of scholarly essays on the work of Theodor W. Adorno that brings together many of the world's top critics to examine his lasting impact. Those interested in the origins of cultural studies and critical theory should find this book a useful examination of the broad work of one of the major intellectuals of the 20th century. Those interested in music, politics, history, philosophy, psychoanalysis, and sociology should discover this important collection of new essays that re-evaluate Adorno's work in the context of the many fields his writings shaped irreversibly.