In the Language of Walter Benjamin |
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| Author:
| Jacobs, Carol |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-6669-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2000 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $36.00 |
Book Description:
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If Walter Benjamin (with an irony that belies his seemingly tragic life) is now recognized as one of the century's most important writers, reading him is no easy matter. Benjamin opens one of his most notable essays, ''The Task of the Translator,'' with the words ''No poem is intended for the reader, no image for the beholder, no symphony for the ......
If Walter Benjamin (with an irony that belies his seemingly tragic life) is now recognized as one of the century's most important writers, reading him is no easy matter. Benjamin opens one of his most notable essays, ''The Task of the Translator,'' with the words ''No poem is intended for the reader, no image for the beholder, no symphony for the ......