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This chapter, "On Benjamin's Baudelaire," delves into Walter Benjamin's complex and multifaceted engagement with the works of Charles Baudelaire. Agamben focuses on Benjamin's understanding of Baudelaire as a crucial figure in the transition to modern experience, particularly regarding the urban environment and the rise of consumer culture. He explores Benjamin's concept of the 'flaneur' as embodied by Baudelaire, examining how this figure navigates and interprets the shocks and stimuli of the modern metropolis. Agamben also analyzes Benjamin's interpretation of Baudelaire's allegorical mode of writing, connecting it to the fragmented and ephemeral nature of modern experience. The chapter emphasizes the importance of Baudelaire for Benjamin's broader project of historical materialism and his attempt to grasp the historical and political dimensions of aesthetic experience.

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