Common Scents: Poetry, Modernity, and a Revolution of the Senses. By Jonas Rosenbrück. Albany: SUNY Press, 2024. 248 pages. 99. 00 hardcover, 34. 95 paperback.

Key Points

• Investigate the relationship between odor, poetry, and modernity through philosophical insights.
• Philosophical analysis of poetic texts
• Exploration of sensory experiences in modernity
• Triangulation of concepts related to odor and poetry
• Highlights the interplay between sensory experiences and poetic expression
• Uncovers the significance of odors in understanding modern life
• Suggests a new framework for interpreting poetry through the senses