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A Companion to the Works of Walter Benjamin (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Rolf J Goebel
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Paperback. An advanced introduction to Benjamin's work and its actualization for our own times. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) has emerged as one of the leading cultural critics of the twentieth century. His work encompasses aesthetics, metaphysical language and narrative theories, German literary history, philosophies of history, the intersection of Marxism and Messianic thought, urban topography, and the development of photography and film. Benjamin defined the task of the critic as one that blasts endangered moments of the past out of the continuum of history so that they attain new significance. This volume of new essays employs this principle of actualization as its methodological program in offering a new advanced introduction to Benjamin's own work. The ... Read more
Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) has emerged as one of the leading cultural critics of the twentieth century. His work encompasses aesthetics, metaphysical language and narrative theories, German literary history, philosophies of history, the intersection of Marxism and Messianic thought, urban topography, and the development of photography and film. Benjamin defined the task of the critic as one that blasts endangered moments of the past out of the continuum of history so that they attain new significance. This volume of new essays employs this principle of actualization as its methodological program in offering a new advanced introduction to Benjamin's own work. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571139696
SKU
V9781571139696
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About Rolf J Goebel
Professor of German at University of Alabama, Huntsville
Reviews for A Companion to the Works of Walter Benjamin (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
[A] valuable, very readable and often stimulating companion and a real asset to contemporary discussion in the field. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW Taken as a whole, this collection offers us, rather than a Marxist Benjamin or a messianic Benjamin, what could be called a digital Benjamin. JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN STUDIES ... Read more