Benjamin, Walter creator Hannah, Arendt Zorn, Harry Zorn, Harry text enk London The Bodley Head Ltd 2015 monographic eng

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267 pages : 22 cm. "Walter Benjamin was one of the most original cultural critics of the twentieth century. Illuminations includes his views on Kafka, with whom he felt a close personal affinity; his studies on Baudelaire and Proust; and his essays on Leskov and on Brecht's epic theater. Also included are his penetrating study "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction," an enlightening discussion of translation as a literary mode, and Benjamin's theses on the philosophy of history. Hannah Arendt selected the essays for this volume and introduces them with a classic essay about Benjamin's life in dark times. Also included is a preface by Leon Wieseltier that explores Benjamin's continued relevance for our times." Introduction -- Walter Benjamin: 1982-1940 / Hannah Arendt -- Unpacking My Library: A Talk about Book Collecting -- The Task of the Translator: An Introduction to the Translation of Baudelaire's Tableaux parisiens -- The Storyteller: Reflections on the Works of Nikolai Leskov -- Franz Kafka: On the Tenth Anniversary of His Death -- Max Brod's Book on Kafka: And Some of My Own Reflections -- What is Epic Theatre? -- On Some Motifs in Baudelaire -- The Image of Proust -- The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction -- Theses on the Philosophy of History. Walter Benjamin; edited and with an introduction by Hannah Arendt; translated by Harry Zorn Includes index ENH Literature History and criticism Philosophy History and criticism Essays English literature 834.912 9781847923868 Ayesha Abed Library BD-DhAAL 181022 20211124115554.0 33860