Abstract
Aiming at Theodor W. Adorno’s poetic proposition of “after-Auschwitz”, Herbert Marcuse put forward his own version of the poetic thought. Marcuse analyzed from the perspective of cultural critique the art crisis resulted from the affirmative culture which had been increasingly strengthened in the Western capitalist society in the “after Auschwitz” age. Marcuse examined the different approaches to artistic creation in its response to the fascist horror represented by the Auschwitz Holocaust. On the issue of how to remember history after Auschwitz, Marcuse emphasized that literary memory might instill into the people the subject responsibility of not forgetting history and of exposing those who planned, executed and cooperated with the evil-doers in the Holocaust. Marcuse’s poetic thought of “after-Auschwitz” deepens our understanding of the relationship between art and Auschwitz.
First Page
102
Last Page
111
Recommended Citation
Shen, Fumin. 2021. "An Elucidation of Herbert Marcuse’s Poetic Thought of “After-Auschwitz”." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 41, (6): pp.102-111. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol41/iss6/5
