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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... human development ; and it is in tragedy that the genius of man first arises above the " mist of guilt ” — not , as Hegel and his many disciples would suggest , restoring the disturbed order of the universe , but manifesting human ...
... human development ; and it is in tragedy that the genius of man first arises above the " mist of guilt ” — not , as Hegel and his many disciples would suggest , restoring the disturbed order of the universe , but manifesting human ...
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... humanity of their fellow men . " Humanity , culture , and freedom are pre- cious things that cannot be bought dearly enough with blood , understanding , and human dignity " —thus Kraus concludes the dispute between the cannibal and human ...
... humanity of their fellow men . " Humanity , culture , and freedom are pre- cious things that cannot be bought dearly enough with blood , understanding , and human dignity " —thus Kraus concludes the dispute between the cannibal and human ...
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... human name . The theory of proper names is the theory of the frontier between finite and infinite language . Of all beings man is the only one who himself names his own kind , as he is the only one whom God did not name . It is perhaps ...
... human name . The theory of proper names is the theory of the frontier between finite and infinite language . Of all beings man is the only one who himself names his own kind , as he is the only one whom God did not name . It is perhaps ...
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A Berlin Chronicle | 3 |
OneWay Street selection | 61 |
Moscow | 97 |
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