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Reflections: Essays, Aphorisms, Autobiographical Writings

Edmund F.N. Jephcott

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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.

Language: English

Pages: 400

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Schocken

Release: March 12, 1986

ISBN: 080520802X

ISBN 13: 9780805208023

Reflections: Essays, Aphorisms, Autobiographical Writings

Edmund F.N. Jephcott

4.3/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 400

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Schocken

Release: March 12, 1986

ISBN: 080520802X

ISBN 13: 9780805208023

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