Collection of interesting and important publications on and by Walter Benjamin, one of the most influential philosophers and aesthetic influencers of the 20th century. While the collection already contains a number of important publications, literary criticism and even a signed and annotated working-copy of Franz Rosenzweig's "Stern der Erlösung" by Benjamin's friend Florens Christian Rang, the collection is a work in progress and we invite offers from collectors and dealers. You can see detailed photography and descriptions in our section "Libraries & Collections". So far the collection includes: 1. A stunning set of "Die Literarische Welt", with many first edition articles by Benjamin and his contemporaries. Two Volumes with 94 Issues in

Benjamin, Walter / Rang, Florens Christian / Rosenzweig, Franz.

Verlag: Berlin and others, 1923 - 1980., 1980

Beschreibung

Octavo. Original Hardcover / Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin (15 July 1892 26 September 1940) was a German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic and essayist. An eclectic thinker, combining elements of German idealism, Romanticism, Western Marxism, and Jewish mysticism, Benjamin made enduring and influential contributions to aesthetic theory, literary criticism, and historical materialism. He was associated with the Frankfurt School, and also maintained formative friendships with thinkers such as playwright Bertolt Brecht and Kabbalah scholar Gershom Scholem. He was also related to German political theorist and philosopher Hannah Arendt through her first marriage to Benjamin's cousin Günther Anders. Among Benjamin's best known works are the essays "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" (1935), and "Theses on the Philosophy of History" (1940). His major work as a literary critic included essays on Baudelaire, Goethe, Kafka, Kraus, Leskov, Proust, Walser, and translation theory. He also made major translations into German of the Tableaux Parisiens section of Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal and parts of Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu. In 1940, at the age of 48, Benjamin committed suicide at Portbou on the French Spanish border while attempting to escape from the invading Wehrmacht. Though popular acclaim eluded him during his life, the decades following his death won his work posthumous renown. (Wikipedia) Sprache: english. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 31035AB

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Titel: Collection of interesting and important ...

Verlag: Berlin and others, 1923 - 1980.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1980

Einband: Softcover