Walter Benjamin
Subtitle: Theoretical Questions
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: July 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780804725699
Subjects: Literary studies: general; Literary theory; Theory, etc.; Knowledge; Philosophy Of The 20th Century; Literature - Classics / Criticism; German; Sociology; Literature; European - German; Benjamin, Walter; Literary Criticism & Collections / German; Benjamin, Walter,; 1892-1940; Aesthetics; Congresses; History and criticism
Description: This collection of nine essays focuses on those writings of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) on literature and language that have a direct relevance to contemporary literary theory, notably his analyses of myth, violence, history, criticism, literature, and mass media.