Title: Walter Benjamin: An Intellectual Biography (Kritik: German Literary Theory and Cultural Studies Series)
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Publication Date: 1991
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0814320171
ISBN 13: 9780814320174
Binding: hardcover
Condition: New
Weight: 16 ounces

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Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) was the quintessential European intellectual between the two world wars. Historian, philosopher, literary critic, student of language and culture, and journalist, the independent scholar was forever trying to define himself and his time as products of a tradition in crisis.

In a very real sense, Benjamin's life and work were one―a chronicle of the modern European intellectual and mirror of an era. Bernd Witte's interpretive biography introduces Benjamin through critical thought and through topics and authors that ignited Benjamin's work. For the first time, English readers have the opportunity to survey the facts surrounding Benjamin's life and assess the interpretations of his texts. Witte's quest for Benjamin's own perspective yields a full chronology and sympathetic mastery of Benjamin's ideas.

The German edition, titled Walter Benjamin: Einfiihrung in Leben und Werk, was published in 1985.

About the Author

Bernard Witte is a professor in the Department of German Languages and Literature at Heinrich Heine University in Germany. He is the author of various books on modern German literature and literary theory, and is the editor of the collected works of Christian F�rchtegott Gellert.

Translator James Rolleston is a professor of German and literature and chair of the Department of German Languages and Litearture at Duke University.

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