Walter Benjamin self-reference and religiosity
Walter Benjamin's work represents one of the most radical and controversial responses to the problems of 20th century culture and society. This new interpretation analyzes some of the central enigmatic features of his writing, arguing that they result from the co-presence of religious skepticis...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York :
Palgrave Macmillan
2002
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| Series: | New perspectives in German studies
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| Online Access: | Sumario |
| See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991010420959708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
| Summary: | Walter Benjamin's work represents one of the most radical and controversial responses to the problems of 20th century culture and society. This new interpretation analyzes some of the central enigmatic features of his writing, arguing that they result from the co-presence of religious skepticism and the desire for a religious foundation of social life. Margarete Kohlenbach focuses on the structure of self-reference as an expression of Benjamin's skeptical religiosity and examines its significance in his writing on language, literature and the cinema, as well as history, politics and modern technology. |
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| Physical Description: | XVII, 241 p. ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 210-222) e índice |
| ISBN: | 9780333993590 |
