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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... hashish experiments he had been undertaking for a number of years under the medical supervision of Dr. Ernst Joël , one of his oldest friends from the time of the Youth Movement . Benjamin wanted to sharpen his sensibili- ties to pierce ...
... hashish experiments he had been undertaking for a number of years under the medical supervision of Dr. Ernst Joël , one of his oldest friends from the time of the Youth Movement . Benjamin wanted to sharpen his sensibili- ties to pierce ...
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... hashish is be- ginning to take effect " is a dull feeling of foreboding ; some- thing strange , ineluctable is ... hashish eater for minutes on end is capable of nothing except laughing .... The memory of the intoxication is surprisingly ...
... hashish is be- ginning to take effect " is a dull feeling of foreboding ; some- thing strange , ineluctable is ... hashish eater for minutes on end is capable of nothing except laughing .... The memory of the intoxication is surprisingly ...
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... hashish trance ; of who else might be sharing my intoxication this evening , how few . Of how I was incapable of fearing fu- ture misfortune , future solitude , for hashish would always remain . The music from a nearby nightclub that I ...
... hashish trance ; of who else might be sharing my intoxication this evening , how few . Of how I was incapable of fearing fu- ture misfortune , future solitude , for hashish would always remain . The music from a nearby nightclub that I ...
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A Berlin Chronicle | 3 |
OneWay Street selection | 61 |
Moscow | 97 |
Urheberrecht | |
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