Howard Eiland, Michael W. Jennings
Walter Benjamin: A Critical Life
- ISBN 13:
- 9780674970779
- author:
- Howard Eiland, Michael W. Jennings
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Harvard University Press Reprint edition
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 768
- Dimensions:
- 15.5 x 4.6 x 23.4 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, Countries & Regions, Howard Eiland, Michael W. Jennings,Walter Benjamin: A Critical Life,Harvard University Press,0674970772,Biography: General,European - General,General,Movements - Critical Theory,Biography & Autobiography,Eu
- Condition:
- New
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- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Walter Benjamin: A Critical Life by Howard Eiland and Michael W. Jennings is a comprehensive biography that sheds new light on the life and work of one of the 20th century's most influential thinkers. Benjamin's writings, which span philosophy, literary criticism, Marxist analysis, and theology, are notoriously difficult to categorize. His mobile existence, marked by periods of brilliance and improvisation, has captivated mythologizers for decades. This biography offers a detailed portrait of Benjamin's life, set against the backdrop of some of the most tumultuous years in modern European history. Through extensive commentaries on his major works, including "The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility" and "The German Trauerspiel", Eiland and Jennings provide a nuanced understanding of Benjamin's thought and its relevance to contemporary debates.
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