Reflections: Essays, Aphorisms, Autobiographical WritingSchocken Books, 1986 - 348 Seiten 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. |
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... character does his work , the only work he avoids is being creative . Just as the creator seeks solitude , the destroyer must be constantly surrounded by people , witnesses to his efficacy . The destructive character is a signal . Just ...
... character does his work , the only work he avoids is being creative . Just as the creator seeks solitude , the destroyer must be constantly surrounded by people , witnesses to his efficacy . The destructive character is a signal . Just ...
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... character are commonly regarded as causally con- nected , character being the cause of fate . The idea underlying this is the following : if , on the one hand , the character of a person , the way in which he reacts , were known in all ...
... character are commonly regarded as causally con- nected , character being the cause of fate . The idea underlying this is the following : if , on the one hand , the character of a person , the way in which he reacts , were known in all ...
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... character descriptions are to be consigned is shown by comedy . At its center , as the main protagonist in a comedy of character , stands often enough a person whom , if we were confronted by his actions in life instead of by his person ...
... character descriptions are to be consigned is shown by comedy . At its center , as the main protagonist in a comedy of character , stands often enough a person whom , if we were confronted by his actions in life instead of by his person ...
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A Berlin Chronicle | 3 |
OneWay Street selection | 61 |
Moscow | 97 |
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