Reflections: Essays, Aphorisms, Autobiographical Writings

Benjamin, Walter

ISBN 10: 0151761892 / ISBN 13: 9780151761890

Edité par Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1978

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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: 1978. Octavo. Hardcover in a dust jacket. First edition, second printing. Quarter cloth covered boards with bronze lettering along the spine. Bump to the crown of the spine and ever so slight rubbing to the bottom edge of the boards. Gutter is exposed between the last free end paper and the remainder of the text block but the binding remains strong. Unclipped jacket has minor edge wear and minor soiling to the back cover. Book and unclipped jacket are in very good condition.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Reflections: Essays, Aphorisms, Autobiographical Writings
• Éditeur: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York
• Date de parution: 1978
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0151761892
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780151761890
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 2nd Printing
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good

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Synopsis

Book by Benjamin Walter

Présentation de l'éditeur

A companion volume to Illuminations, the first collection of Walter Benjamin's writings, Reflections presents a further sampling of his wide-ranging work. Here Benjamin evolves a theory of language as the medium of all creation, discusses theater and surrealism, reminisces about Berlin in the 1920s, recalls conversations with Bertolt Brecht, and provides travelogues of various cities, including Moscow under Stalin. He moves seamlessly from literary criticism to autobiography to philosophical-theological speculations, cementing his reputation as one of the greatest and most versatile writers of the twentieth century. Also included is a new preface by Leon Wieseltier that explores Benjamin's continued relevance for our times.