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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100805202412
ISBN-139780805202410
eBay Product ID (ePID)931048
Product Key Features
Book TitleIlluminations : Essays and Reflections
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1969
TopicGeneral, Essays
FeaturesReprint
GenreLiterary Criticism, Philosophy
AuthorWalter Benjamin
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight7.2 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN68-024382
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal834.912
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisWalter Benjamin was one of the most original cultural critics of the twentieth century. Illuminations includes his views on Kafka, with whom he felt a close personal affinity; his studies on Baudelaire and Proust; and his essays on Leskov and on Brecht's Epic Theater. Also included are his penetrating study "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction," an enlightening discussion of translation as a literary mode, and Benjamin's theses on the philosophy of history. Hannah Arendt selected the essays for this volume and introduces them with a classic essay about Benjamin's life in dark times. Also included is a new preface by Leon Wieseltier that explores Benjamin's continued relevance for our times.
LC Classification NumberPN37.B4413 1986
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- 07. Sep. 2021
A dialectical thinker with a rare human touch
The range of subjects Benjamin deals with is an indication of his genius as well as his relevance. Philosophy of history, Kafka, Proust, Baudelaire and Epic theatre. It is a large canvas and Benjamin has uncanny grasp of the 'present'. He has tremendous insights into the oppressed classes and he brings to bear on them the need to understand the movement of history and to be part of it.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 10. Nov. 2020
This truly "illuminates" worlds we walk through but have not seen in the dark
Hannah Arendt's introduction is worth the price of admission. Benjamin was for me an unrecognized mind grappling if not effectively, then notably with the existential dilemma. His early and mid-20th struggles are meaningful as much now in the COVID pandemic when Orwell's 1984 may finally manifesting its purchase on reality. Benjamin's, and Arendt's profound perspectives and insights take me to realize how inadequate my own education has been.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 31. Mai. 2024
Important book of essays with superb introduction. Book sent efficiently in great shape.
Important book of essays with superb introduction. Book sent efficiently in great shape.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 18. Sep. 2019
Not good quality
Not good quality Broke on First attemtBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 08. Jun. 2024
Perfect, thanks!
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