Name: Über Sprache überhaupt und über die Sprache des Menschen (in German)
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Author: Walter Benjamin
ISBN: 9783988285836

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Über Sprache überhaupt und über die Sprache des Menschen (in German)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Walter Benjamin

Illustrated by

Redaktion Gröls-Verlag

Publisher

Grols Verlag

Language

German

Pages

122

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.0 x 12.0 x 0.7 cm

Weight

0.12 kg.

ISBN13

9783988285836

Synopsis "Über Sprache überhaupt und über die Sprache des Menschen (in German)"

"Jede Äu erung menschlichen Geisteslebens kann als eine Art der Sprache aufgefa t werden, und diese Auffassung erschlie t nach Art einer wahrhaften Methode überall neue Fragestellungen. Man kann von einer Sprache der Musik und der Plastik reden, von einer Sprache der Justiz, 7 die nichts mit denjenigen, in denen deutsche oder englische Rechtssprüche abgefa t sind, unmittelbar zu tun hat, von einer Sprache der Technik, die nicht die Fachsprache der Techniker ist. Sprache bedeutet in solchem Zusammenhang das auf Mitteilung geistiger Inhalte gerichtete Prinzip in den betreffenden Gegenständen: in Technik, Kunst, Justiz oder Religion." Walter Benjamin (Gröls-Klassiker - Edition Kleine Klassiker)

Walter Benjamin

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Walter Benjamin was a prominent philosopher, literary critic, and art and history theorist born in Berlin, Germany. His work and critical thinking have had a profound influence on 20th century cultural studies.
Benjamin was born into a wealthy Jewish family and grew up in an intellectually stimulating environment. From an early age, he showed an interest in literature, music, and art.
In the 1920s, after serving in the German army during World War I, he joined the Frankfurt School, a circle of German intellectuals and social critics interested in transforming Marxist ideas. There, he met other thinkers like Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer who were major influences on his work and worldview.
Throughout his life, Benjamin was also deeply interested in politics and social issues. During the years of the Weimar Republic, he actively participated in the cultural and literary field. However, the rise of Nazism to power in 1933 forced him to leave Germany. He first went into exile in Paris and after the French occupation, Benjamin tried to escape to Spain to embark towards the United States, but was detained at the French-Spanish border. Faced with the imminent threat of being handed over to the German authorities, the author decided to end his life.

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