Walter Benjamin's Other History: Of Stones, Animals, Human Beings, and AngelsLong considered to be an impenetrable, hermetic treatise, Walter Benjamin's The Origin of German Tragic Drama has rarely received the attention it deserves as a key text, central to a full understanding of his work. In this critically acclaimed study, distinguished Benjamin scholar Beatrice Hanssen unlocks the philosophical and ethical dimensions of his thought with great clarity and sophisitication. Many titles in the Voices Revived program are also newly available as ebooks, offered at a discounted price to support wider access to scholarly work. |
Contents
TOWARD A NEW THEORY | 9 |
Chapter | 24 |
Chapter | 49 |
Chapter | 66 |
Chapter | 82 |
Chapter | 114 |
Chapter | 127 |
The Response to the Kreatur | 150 |
Postscript | 163 |
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Walter Benjamin's Other History: Of Stones, Animals, Human Beings, and Angels Beatrice Hanssen No preview available - 1998 |
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