Walter Benjamin
Illuminations
- ISBN 13:
- 9781847923868
- author:
- Walter Benjamin
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bodley Head
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 13.5 x 2 x 21.6 cm
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Germany
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Walter Benjamin's Illuminations is a seminal work of 20th-century thought, comprising some of his most influential writings on art, culture, and history. The collection includes 'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction', 'The Task of the Translator', and 'Theses on the Philosophy of History', as well as essays on key figures such as Kafka and Baudelaire. This volume offers a unique insight into Benjamin's singular and significant achievement, shedding light on his life and work as a prism to his times.
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