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Reflections: Essays, Aphorisms, Autobiographical Writingby Walter Benjamin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A companion volume to Illuminations, the first collection of Walter Benjamin's writings, Reflections presents a further sampling of his wide-ranging work. Here Benjamin evolves a theory of language as the medium of all creation, discusses theater and surrealism, reminisces about Berlin in the 1920s, recalls conversations with Bertolt Brecht, and provides travelogues of various cities, including Moscow under Stalin. He moves seamlessly from literary criticism to autobiography to philosophical-theological speculations, cementing his reputation as one of the greatest and most versatile writers of the twentieth century. Also included is a new preface by Leon Wieseltier that explores Benjamin's continued relevance for our times.
Synopsis:A companion volume to Illuminations (also available in Schocken paperback), Reflections presents a new sampling of Walter Benjamin's wide-ranging work. In addition to literary criticism, it contains autobiographical narration and travel pieces, aphorisms, and philosophical-theological speculations.
About the AuthorWalter Benjamin is recognized as one of the most acute analysts of literary and sociological phenomenon of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He died in 1940.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
ONE A Berlin Chronicle One-Way Street (selection) TWO Moscow Marseilles Hashish in Marseilles Paris, Capital of the Nineteenth Century Naples THREE Surrealism Brecht’s Threepenny Novel Conversations with Brecht The Author as Producer Karl Kraus FOUR Critique of Violence The Destructive Character Fate and Character Theologico-Political Fragment On Language as Such and on the Language of Man On the Mimetic Faculty Editor’s Note Useful Further Readings Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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