Walter Benjamin Author: Howard Eiland | Language: English | ISBN:
B00GG0CAB0 | Format: PDF
Walter Benjamin Description
Walter Benjamin was perhaps the twentieth century's most elusive intellectual. His writings defy categorization, and his improvised existence has proven irresistible to mythologizers. In a major new biography, Howard Eiland and Michael Jennings present a comprehensive portrait of the man and his times, as well as extensive commentary on his work.
- File Size: 3040 KB
- Print Length: 766 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0674051866
- Publisher: Harvard University Press (January 20, 2014)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00GG0CAB0
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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This is a compelling, well-written, and accessible biography of an uncompromising and enigmatic writer and public intellectual.
I have been seeking such a literary biography to help me get a better handle on the influences and background to Benjamin's works such as Critique of Violence and the Arcades Project. The book provides this and much more, drawing judiciously on a multitude of sources, including his decades-long, sometimes prickly correspondence with dear friends. And what reader wouldn't be fascinated by his life? Without giving anything away, I can only say this biography offers surprising details and welcome nuances to the basic outline that many readers may already know. I think I will return to this book again and again in the coming years.
By Mlagace
Howard Eiland and Michael Jennings have produced a classic. A Critical Life is an essential companion to Benjamin's works and a literary work in its own right.
By LD
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