Walter Benjamin A Philosophical Portrait |
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| Author:
| Friedlander, Eli |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-06169-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $147.95 |
Book Description:
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Walter Benjamin is often viewed as a cultural critic who produced a vast array of brilliant, idiosyncratic pieces of writing with little more to unify them than the feeling that they all bear the stamp of his "unclassifiable" genius. Eli Friedlander finds an overarching coherence and a deep-seated commitment to engage the philosophical tradition.
Walter Benjamin is often viewed as a cultural critic who produced a vast array of brilliant, idiosyncratic pieces of writing with little more to unify them than the feeling that they all bear the stamp of his "unclassifiable" genius. Eli Friedlander finds an overarching coherence and a deep-seated commitment to engage the philosophical tradition.