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Illuminations: Essays and Reflections by Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt, Hannah Arendt, Harry Zohn is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Illuminations: Essays and Reflections about?

<p>Walter Benjamin was one of the most original cultural critics of the twentieth century. <i>Illuminations</i> 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.</p> <p>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 new preface by Leon Wieseltier that explores Benjamin's continued relevance for our times.</p> <p>Studies in contemporary art and culture by one of the most original, critical, and analytical minds of this century. </p>

Who reads Illuminations: Essays and Reflections?

Author

Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt, Hannah Arendt, Harry Zohn

Publisher

Schocken Books, Incorporated

Published

1969

Language

EN

ISBN

9780805202410

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Memoir, Fiction

Rating

4.29 / 5 (7,783 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14