Walter Benjamin: An Introduction to His Work and Thought

Walter Benjamin: An Introduction to His Work and Thought
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Seven decades after his death, German Jewish writer, philosopher, and literary critic Walter Benjamin (1892â‚¬â€œ1940) continues to fascinate and influence. Here Uwe Steiner offers a comprehensive and sophisticated introduction to the oeuvre of this intriguing theorist.

Acknowledged only by a small circle of intellectuals during his lifetime, Benjamin is now a major figure whose work is essential to an understanding of modernity. Steiner traces the development of Benjaminâ‚¬s thought chronologically through his writings on philosophy, literature, history, politics, the media, art, photography, cinema, technology, and theology. Walter Benjamin reveals the essential coherence of its subjectâ‚¬s thinking while also analyzing the controversial or puzzling facets of Benjaminâ‚¬s work. That coherence, Steiner contends, can best be appreciated by placing Benjamin in his proper context as a member of the German philosophical tradition and a participant in contemporary intellectual debates.

As Benjaminâ‚¬s writing attracts more and more readers in the English-speaking world, Walter Benjamin will be a valuable guide to this fascinating body of work.
Country USA
Brand University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer University of Chicago Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2012-08-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780226772226

Country	USA
Brand	University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer	University of Chicago Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate	2012-08-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780226772226

Walter Benjamin: An Introduction to His Work and Thought

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