Illuminations / Walter Benjamin; edited and with an introduction by Hannah Arendt; translated by Harry Zorn

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Benjamin, Walter

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Publication details: London : The Bodley Head Ltd, 2015Description: 267 pages : 22 cmISBN:

9781847923868

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DDC classification:

23 834.912

Contents:

Introduction -- Walter Benjamin: 1982-1940 / Hannah Arendt -- Unpacking My Library: A Talk about Book Collecting -- The Task of the Translator: An Introduction to the Translation of Baudelaire's Tableaux parisiens -- The Storyteller: Reflections on the Works of Nikolai Leskov -- Franz Kafka: On the Tenth Anniversary of His Death -- Max Brod's Book on Kafka: And Some of My Own Reflections -- What is Epic Theatre? -- On Some Motifs in Baudelaire -- The Image of Proust -- The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction -- Theses on the Philosophy of History.

Summary: "Walter Benjamin was one of the most original cultural critics of the twentieth century. Illuminations includes his views on Kafka, with whom he felt a close personal affinity; his studies on Baudelaire and Proust; and his essays on Leskov and on Brecht's epic theater. Also included are his penetrating study "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction," an enlightening discussion of translation as a literary mode, and Benjamin's theses on the philosophy of history. Hannah Arendt selected the essays for this volume and introduces them with a classic essay about Benjamin's life in dark times. Also included is a preface by Leon Wieseltier that explores Benjamin's continued relevance for our times."

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks	Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks	834.912 BEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		3010033860

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Includes index

Introduction --
Walter Benjamin: 1982-1940 / Hannah Arendt --
Unpacking My Library: A Talk about Book Collecting --
The Task of the Translator: An Introduction to the Translation of Baudelaire's Tableaux parisiens --
The Storyteller: Reflections on the Works of Nikolai Leskov --
Franz Kafka: On the Tenth Anniversary of His Death --
Max Brod's Book on Kafka: And Some of My Own Reflections --
What is Epic Theatre? --
On Some Motifs in Baudelaire --
The Image of Proust --
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction --
Theses on the Philosophy of History.

"Walter Benjamin was one of the most original cultural critics of the twentieth century. Illuminations includes his views on Kafka, with whom he felt a close personal affinity; his studies on Baudelaire and Proust; and his essays on Leskov and on Brecht's epic theater. Also included are his penetrating study "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction," an enlightening discussion of translation as a literary mode, and Benjamin's theses on the philosophy of history. Hannah Arendt selected the essays for this volume and introduces them with a classic essay about Benjamin's life in dark times. Also included is a preface by Leon Wieseltier that explores Benjamin's continued relevance for our times."

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