Focusing closely on two works, examine the relationship between mechanical reproduction and ‘organic’ reproduction—either in terms of biological, environmental, or artistic production. How does industrialism redefine literature and art? Or, how does the crisis that industrialism represents provoke a redefinition of art in terms outside of the industrial? If literature is to be separated from the economic and “mechanical” sphere, what and where is the new place of art? Above all, what are the implications of the ways in which art is differentiated from or brought together with industry? Please use specific examples when discussing the issues in these texts.
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