Illuminations by Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin is now regarded as one of the greatest literary critics of the 20th century. An outsider in Hitler's Europe, he chose an infamously futile death on the Spanish border in 1940 - at which point he was little known outside his native Germany, where he had been among the first to champion Kafka then Brecht. This collection of essays includes his most famous work, and comprises an eloquent testament to his ingenuity and honesty.The literary-philosophical works of Walter Benjamin rank among the most quietly influential of the post-war era, though only since his death has Benjamin achieved the fame and critical currency outside his native Germany accorded him by a select few during his lifetime. Now he is widely held to have possessed one of the most acute and original minds of the Central European culture decimated by the Nazis.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780006862482 |
| ISBN 10 | 0006862489 |
| Title | Illuminations |
| Author | Walter Benjamin |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1992-11-05 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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