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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... function of literary works lies in the degree of technical progress in literature that leads to a revised function of art forms and thus also of the intellectual means of production — Brecht would only accept with regard to a single ...
... function of literary works lies in the degree of technical progress in literature that leads to a revised function of art forms and thus also of the intellectual means of production — Brecht would only accept with regard to a single ...
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... function , and in no way must their organizational usefulness be confined to their value as propaganda . Their political tendency alone is not enough . The excellent Lichtenberg has said , “ A man's opinions are not what matters , but ...
... function , and in no way must their organizational usefulness be confined to their value as propaganda . Their political tendency alone is not enough . The excellent Lichtenberg has said , “ A man's opinions are not what matters , but ...
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... functions . For a duality in the function of violence is char- acteristic of militarism , which could only come into being through general conscription . Militarism is the compulsory , universal use of violence as a means to the ends of ...
... functions . For a duality in the function of violence is char- acteristic of militarism , which could only come into being through general conscription . Militarism is the compulsory , universal use of violence as a means to the ends of ...
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A Berlin Chronicle | 3 |
OneWay Street selection | 61 |
Moscow | 97 |
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