Benjamin's -abilities

by Samuel Weber and Samuel Weber

Book Overview

"There is no world of thought that is not a world of language," Walter Benjamin remarked, "and one only sees in the world what is preconditioned by language." In this book, Samuel Weber, a leading theorist on literature and media, reveals a new and productive aspect of Benjamin's thought by focusing on a little-discussed stylistic trait in his formulation of concepts.

Weber's focus is the critical suffix "-ability" that Benjamin so tellingly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674046064
• ISBN13: 9780674046061
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.9"