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 new preface by Leon Wieseltier that explores Benjamin's continued relevance for our times.
原来本雅明理解的历史唯物主义是这样的内涵啊。
抄写一下戳我的点的第十五小节，要不然我就忘啦：
Even the most perfect reproduction of a work of art is lacking in one elemen...
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1. "As Hegel put it, only when it is dark does the owl of Minerva begin its flight. Only in extinction is the collector comprehended." "The smallest antique ...
Claret
I have only read Reproduction in this collection of Benjamin's important essays. It was not untill I read the Theses on the Philosophy of History, I then rea...
