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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... less sweet had not Mother Earth herself let me feel her praise . One learned to ride in those days —it was the heyday of bicycle racing — in large halls specially established for the purpose . These halls did not however , have the ...
... less sweet had not Mother Earth herself let me feel her praise . One learned to ride in those days —it was the heyday of bicycle racing — in large halls specially established for the purpose . These halls did not however , have the ...
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... less and less in evidence , above all among our people . " I replied that I preferred to read much- discussed books when they were out of fashion . We went on to talk about Russian policy toward literature . “ With these peo- ple , " I ...
... less and less in evidence , above all among our people . " I replied that I preferred to read much- discussed books when they were out of fashion . We went on to talk about Russian policy toward literature . “ With these peo- ple , " I ...
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... Less possible and also less urgent for human- kind , however , is to decide when unalloyed violence has been realized in particular cases . For only mythical violence , not divine , will be recognizable as such with certainty , unless ...
... Less possible and also less urgent for human- kind , however , is to decide when unalloyed violence has been realized in particular cases . For only mythical violence , not divine , will be recognizable as such with certainty , unless ...
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A Berlin Chronicle | 3 |
OneWay Street selection | 61 |
Moscow | 97 |
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