Walter Benjamin and Romanticism

Bys: Beatrice Hanssen and Andrew Benjamin

Book Overview

Walter Benjamin and Romanticism explores the relationship between Walter Benjamin's literary and philosophical work and the tradition of German Romanticism, as well as H lderlin and Goethe. Through a detailed and scholarly analysis of the major texts, the book explores the endurance of Benjamin's relationship to Romanticism, the residual presence of Romantic Goethean and H lderlinian motifs in Benjamin's subsequent writings and how Benjamin's understanding of the relationship between criticism and Romanticism can still play a vital role in contemporary philosophical and literary practice.Contributors: Andrew Benjamin, Josh Cohen, David Ferris, Beatrice Hanssen, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Charlie Louth, Bettine Menke, Winfried Menninghaus, Anthony Phelan, Sigrid Weigel

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826460216
• ISBN13: 9780826460219
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Athlone Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"