Reading Walter Benjamin: Writing Through the Catastrophe [Paperback]

Richard J. Lane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 11, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0719064376 | ISBN-13: 978-0719064371

This book explores the persistence of absolute in Benjamin's work by sketching out the relationship between philosphy and theology apparent in his diverse writings, from the early youth movement essays to the later books, essays and fragments. Lane examines Benjamin from two main perspectives: a history-of-ideas approach situating Benjamin in relation to the new German-Jewish thinking at the turn of the twentieth-century, as well as the German youth movements, Surrealism and the "Georgekreis"; and a conceptual approach examining more critical issues in relation to Benjamin and Kant, modern aesthetics and narrative order.

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About the Author

Richard J. Lane is Professor of English at Malaspina University-College, Canada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Manchester University Press (August 11, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0719064376
• ISBN-13: 978-0719064371
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,035,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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