Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) was the quintessential European intellectual between the two world wars. Historian, philosopher, literary critic, student of language and culture, and journalist, the independent scholar was forever trying to define himself and his time as products of a tradition in crisis. In a very real sense, Benjamin's life and work were one?a chronicle of the modern European intellectual and mirror of an era. Bernd Witte's interpretive biography introduces Benjamin through critical thought and through ...
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Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) was the quintessential European intellectual between the two world wars. Historian, philosopher, literary critic, student of language and culture, and journalist, the independent scholar was forever trying to define himself and his time as products of a tradition in crisis. In a very real sense, Benjamin's life and work were one?a chronicle of the modern European intellectual and mirror of an era. Bernd Witte's interpretive biography introduces Benjamin through critical thought and through topics and authors that ignited Benjamin's work. For the first time, English readers have the opportunity to survey the facts surrounding Benjamin's life and assess the interpretations of his texts. Witte's quest for Benjamin's own perspective yields a full chronology and sympathetic mastery of Benjamin's ideas. The German edition, titled Walter Benjamin: Einfiihrung in Leben und Werk, was published in 1985.
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As New. No Jacket. First published in 1985 in German, this is an interpretive biography of Walter Benjamin, the quintessential European intellectual between the two world wars; historian, philosopher, literary critic, student of language and culture, and journalist, the independent scholar was forever trying to define himself and his time as products of a tradition in crisis; his life and work were one, a chronicle of the modern European intellectual and a mirror of the era; includes many photographs (green cloth with black lettering, a bright, clean, tight copy)
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Fine in Fine jacket. First English edition, first printing. Hardcover. Green cloth-covered boards with title stamped in black on spine; with photographically illustrated dust jacket. Text by Bernd Witte. 232 pp., with numerous black-and-white illustrations. 9-1/4 x 6-1/4 inches. Fine in Fine dust jacket.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Previous owner's pencil notations on front fly else fine in fine dustwrapper with a price sticker on the rear panel. Translated by James Rolleston.