Walter Benjamin's Illuminations: the remarkably prescient work of an intellectual truth-seeker
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In his essays, Walter Benjamin sought to understand the nature of modernity. He drew on Marxism but was not contained by it, ranging across literature, art, popular culture, even Jewish mysticism.
Compelling Visuality (The Work of Art in and Out of History), PDF, Art History
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Walter Benjamin – News, Research and Analysis – The Conversation – page 1
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Walter Benjamin – News, Research and Analysis – The Conversation – page 1
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Walter Benjamin – News, Research and Analysis – The Conversation – page 1
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Illuminations: Essays and Reflections by Walter Benjamin
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The Inimitable Walter Benjamin on the Definition of Art and the Spirit of Collecting - The Examined Life
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The Writer's Technique in Thirteen Theses: Walter Benjamin's Timeless Advice on Writing – The Marginalian
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Walter Benjamin's Illuminations: the remarkably…
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Illuminations: Essays and Reflections by Walter Benjamin
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Walter Benjamin: Reflections & Illuminations 2 Vol Softcover Set