Walter BenjaminReaktion Books, 15 jan 2008 - 192 pagina's Drawing upon a wealth of journal writings and personal correspondence, Esther Leslie presents a uniquely intimate portrait of one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century, Walter Benjamin. She sets his life in the context of his middle-class upbringing; explores the social, political, and economic upheaval in Germany during and after World War I; and recounts Benjamin’s eccentric love of toys, trick-books, travel, and ships. From the Frankfurt School and his influential friendships with Theodore Adorno, Gershom Scholem, and Bertolt Brecht, to his travels across Europe, Walter Benjamin traces out the roots of Benjamin’s groundbreaking writings and their far-reaching impact in his own time. Leslie argues that Benjamin’s life challenges the stereotypical narrative of the tragic and lonely intellectual figure—instead positioning him as a man who relished the fierce combat of competing theories and ideas. Closing with his death at the Spanish-French border in a desperate flight from the Nazis and Stalin, Walter Benjamin is a concise and concentrated account of a capacious intellect trapped by hostile circumstances. |
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... letter from Max Horkheimer evidencing Benjamin's connection to the Institute for Social Research.7 But even she could not find the one item that was rumoured to be with him at the end: a manuscript more important than his life – of what ...
... letter from Max Horkheimer evidencing Benjamin's connection to the Institute for Social Research.7 But even she could not find the one item that was rumoured to be with him at the end: a manuscript more important than his life – of what ...
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... letter written in March 1915, Benjamin acknowledged that Wyneken was the firstto lead him into the life of the intellect, and he maintained contact with his mentor for a decade.13 In 1907 Benjamin returned to the Kaiser ...
... letter written in March 1915, Benjamin acknowledged that Wyneken was the firstto lead him into the life of the intellect, and he maintained contact with his mentor for a decade.13 In 1907 Benjamin returned to the Kaiser ...
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... letter, Benjamin wrote to Blumenthal about an awakening commitment to Zionism and Zionist activity, which appeared to him for the first time as a possibility or even perhaps a duty. He did not, however, intend to abandon his political ...
... letter, Benjamin wrote to Blumenthal about an awakening commitment to Zionism and Zionist activity, which appeared to him for the first time as a possibility or even perhaps a duty. He did not, however, intend to abandon his political ...
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... letters to Ludwig Strauss, who supported – and wanted to institute – Goldstein's plan for a German language magazine ... letter of 11 September 1912 that he and others do indeed possess a 'two-sidedness', the Jewish and the German side ...
... letters to Ludwig Strauss, who supported – and wanted to institute – Goldstein's plan for a German language magazine ... letter of 11 September 1912 that he and others do indeed possess a 'two-sidedness', the Jewish and the German side ...
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... letter to Strauss, which meant he reflected on his own situation. Zionism was one way forward, but he had already ... letters from pupils, in order to document lives that had previously only been fictionalized in novels and stories ...
... letter to Strauss, which meant he reflected on his own situation. Zionism was one way forward, but he had already ... letters from pupils, in order to document lives that had previously only been fictionalized in novels and stories ...
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Making a Mark 191724 | |
Books after Books 19259 | |
Man of Letters 193032 | |
Noms de Plume 19337 | |
Writers Block 193840 | |
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