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Hölderlin's Madness – Chronicle of a Dwelling Life, 1806–1843
One of Europe’s greatest living philosophers, Giorgio Agamben, analyzes the life and work of one of Europe’s greatest poets, Friedrich Hölderlin. What does it mean to inhabit a …
Cy Twombly
"As his final creative surprise, Cy Twombly, one of the greatest 20th-century artists, has given to the wold a huge body of photographic works emphasizing his unique artistic …
The Church and the Kingdom
Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben is the rare writer whose ideas and works have a broad appeal across many fields, and his devoted fans are not just philosophers, but readers of …
Pulcinella
The list of subjects that Giorgio Agamben has tackled in his career is dizzying--from the dangers of our current political moment to the traces of the distant past that inflect the …
The Unrealizable
A patient, genealogical investigation of the dichotomies that are foundational to the Western philosophical tradition. We are so used to distinguishing between the possible and the …
Self-Portrait in the Studio
A rare autobiographical glimpse into the life and influences of one of Europe's greatest living philosophers. This book’s title, Self-Portrait in the Studio—a familiar iconographic …
Pinocchio – The Adventures of a Puppet, Doubly Commented Upon and Triply Illustrated
A richly illustrated analysis from one of Europe’s greatest living philosophers. In Pinocchio, Giorgio Agamben turns his keen philosopher’s eye to the famous nineteenth-century …
State of Exception
Two months after the attacks of 9/11, the Bush administration, in the midst of what it perceived to be a state of emergency, authorized the indefinite detention of noncitizens …
The Sacrament of Language
This book is a continuation of Giorgio Agamben's investigation of political theory, which began with the highly influential volume "Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life." …
Profanations
Essays by a provocative Italian philosopher on memory and oblivion, on what is lost and what remains.The Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben has always been an original reader of …
The Unspeakable Girl
Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben is the rare writer whose ideas and works have a broad appeal across many fields, and his devoted fans are not just philosophers, but readers of …
The Adventure
Agamben charts a journey that ranges from poems of chivalry to philosophy, from Yvain to Hegel, from Beatrice to Heidegger.An ancient legend identifies Demon, Chance, Love, and …