Walter Benjamin : a critical life / Howard Eiland and Michael W. Jennings ; book design by Dean Bornstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eiland, Howard.

Contributor:

Jennings, Michael William.

Bornstein, Dean.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940.

Benjamin, Walter.

Authors, German--20th century--Biography.

Authors, German.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (768 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Walter Benjamin was perhaps the twentieth century's most elusive intellectual. His writings defy categorization, and his improvised existence has proven irresistible to mythologizers. In a major new biography, Howard Eiland and Michael Jennings present a comprehensive portrait of the man and his times, as well as extensive commentary on his work.

Contents:

Fron tmatter

Contents

Introduction

1. A Berlin Childhood: 1892- 1912

2. Metaphysics of Youth: Berlin and Freiburg, 1912- 1914

3. The Concept of Criticism: Berlin, Munich, and Bern, 1915- 1919

4. Elective Affinities: Berlin and Heidelberg, 1920- 1922

5. Academic Nomad: Frankfurt, Berlin, and Capri, 1923- 1925

6. Weimar Intellectual: Berlin and Moscow, 1925- 1928

7. The Destructive Character: Berlin, Paris, and Ibiza, 1929- 1932

8. Exile: Paris and Ibiza, 1933- 1934

9. The Parisian Arcades: Paris, San Remo, and Skovsbostrand, 1935- 1937

10. Baudelaire and the Streets of Paris: Paris, San Remo, and Skovsbostrand, 1938- 1939

11. The Angel of History: Paris, Nevers, Marseilles, a Port B , 1939- 1940

Epilogue

Abbreviations

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Ac knw ledg ments

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-674-72620-0

OCLC:

868068316