{"product_id":"walter-benjamin-and-the-corpus-of-autobiography-kritik-german-literary-theory-cultural-studies-kritik-german-literary-theory-and-cultural-studies-series-9780814330838","title":"Walter Benjamin and the Corpus of Autobiography Kritik German Literary Theory  Cultural Studies Kritik German Literary Theory and Cultural Studies Series","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalter Benjamin is considered one of the most significant writers and theorists in 20th-century Western culture. The author of this work shows that Benjamin's engagement with the political cannot be understood in terms of unified concepts, but rather should be understood from his language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGerhard Richter's study is so effective that it exceeds its own intentions and opens up an illumination of language in our times as well as in Benjamin's. - Michigan Germanic Studies \"\"As the first full-scale study of Benjamin's practice of autobiography in any language, Gerhard Richter's admirable work performs a major scholarly service.\"\" - Peter Fenves, Northwestern University \"\"This text is magisterial.... [It] renews one's amazement at the power and beauty of Benjamin's thinking. I rate this work very highly.\"\" - James Rolleston, Duke University \"\"... a remarkable achievement.\"\" - Michael Jennings, Princeton University","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768161567063,"sku":"9780814330838","price":22.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/walter-benjamin-and-the-corpus-of-autobiography-kritik-german-literary-theory-cultural-studies-kritik-german-literary-theory-and-cultural-studies-series-9780814330838","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}