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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... tion of sanatoria . The paroxysm of genuine cosmic experience is not tied to that tiny fragment of nature that we are accus- tomed to call " Nature . " In the nights of annihilation of the last war the frame of mankind was shaken by a ...
... tion of sanatoria . The paroxysm of genuine cosmic experience is not tied to that tiny fragment of nature that we are accus- tomed to call " Nature . " In the nights of annihilation of the last war the frame of mankind was shaken by a ...
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... tion now circles around this case in monotonous , simple trains of thought . The expert gives his report : to blame for the mother's death was the incorrect treatment . The defense counsel , however , pleads against harshness ; in the ...
... tion now circles around this case in monotonous , simple trains of thought . The expert gives his report : to blame for the mother's death was the incorrect treatment . The defense counsel , however , pleads against harshness ; in the ...
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... tion with that of guilt . Thus , to mention a typical case , fate- imposed misfortune is seen as the response of God or the gods to a religious offense . Doubts concerning this are aroused , how- ever , by the absence of any ...
... tion with that of guilt . Thus , to mention a typical case , fate- imposed misfortune is seen as the response of God or the gods to a religious offense . Doubts concerning this are aroused , how- ever , by the absence of any ...
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A Berlin Chronicle | 3 |
OneWay Street selection | 61 |
Moscow | 97 |
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