Walter Benjamin: An Intellectual Biography

by Bernd Witte

Book Overview

This book provides readers with the opportunity to survey the facts surrounding Benjamin's life and assess the interpretations of his texts.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081432018X
• ISBN13: 9780814320181
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"