The Changing Function of Art 105 “The Present Social Situation of the French Writer” (1933–34) “The Author as Producer” (1934) “Eduard Fuchs, Collector and Historian” (1937) “‘The Regression of Poetry’ by C. The Task of the Critic 95 “Collected Essays on Literature” (1929–30) “Journal Project: Krisis und Kritik” (1930) “Johann Peter Hebel” (1926) “Gottfried Keller” (1927) “Robert Walser” (1929) “Julien Green” (1929) “On the Image of Proust” (1929) “Karl Kraus” (1931) “Paul Valéry” (1931) “Bert Brecht” (1930) “What Is the Epic Theater?” (1931–39) The “Strategist in the Literary Struggle” Reviews of Literary Scholarship (1926–31): Gundolf, Walzel, Kommerell, Ermatinger “Politicizing the Intelligentsia” (1930–32): Reviews of Haas, Kästner, Hiller, Kracauer, Jünger Profane Illumination: Surrealism and Politics One-Way Street (1923–28) “Moscow” (1927) “Surrealism: The Last Snapshot of the German Intelligentsia” (1929) Paul Scheerbart and the Concept of the Political “Theological-political Fragment” (1920–21) “The True Politician” (1921–25) “Critique of Violence” (1921) “Paul Scheerbart: Lesabéndio” (1917–19)Ĭhapter Four: Journalistic Commitment and Essayistic Work, 1925–33 The Problematic of Art: Criticism and Allegorical Artwork Origin of German Tragic Drama (1923–28) Romantic Philosophy of Art and Its Contemporary Relevance The Concept of Criticism in German Romanticism (1919–20)Įxemplary Criticism: “Goethe’s Elective Affinities” “Announcement of the Journal Angelus Novus” (1912) “Goethe’s Elective Affinities” (1921–25) The Magic of Language 41 Letter to Buber of J“On Language as Such and on the Language of Man” (1916) “The Task of the Translator” (1921)Ĭhapter Three: Art Criticism and Politics, 1919–25 Life of the Work of Art “Two Poems by Friedrich Hölderlin” (1914–15) “The Idiot by Dostoevsky” (1917–21)ĭefining His Philosophical Position “On the Program of the Coming Philosophy” (1917–18)
zpotheosis of the Mind (Geist): Beginnings inside the Youth Movement “Dialogue on Contemporary Religiosity” (1912) “The Life of Students” (1915–16) Preface Translator’s Note Benjamin’s Works Cited in This Study Chapter One: Introductionġ. … 838'.91209-dc22 2009049779 a The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1992.Benjamin, Walter, 1892–1940- Criticism and interpretation.â … Includes bibliographical references and index.Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, 2004. … Original German language edition published by J.… Walter Benjamin : an introduction to his work and thought / Uwe Steiner translated by Michael Winkler.Published 2010 Printed in the United States of America 19â The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637 The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London © 2010 by The University of Chicago All rights reserved. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany.
Original German language edition: Uwe Steiner, Walter Benjamin © 2004 J. michael winkler is professor emeritus of German studies at Rice University. Uwe steiner is professor in and chair of the Department of German Studies at Rice University and the author or editor of numerous books in German. The university of chicago press chicago and london Uwe steiner Translated by Michael Winkler Walter benjamin An Introduction to His Work and Thought