Name: Einbahnstraße (in German)
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Author: Walter Benjamin
ISBN: 9783843025690

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Physical Book

Author

Walter Benjamin

Publisher

Hofenberg

Language

German

Pages

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9783843025690

Einbahnstraße (in German)

Walter Benjamin (Author) · Hofenberg · Paperback

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Synopsis "Einbahnstraße (in German)"

Walter Benjamin: Einbahnstra e Erstdruck bei Rowohlt, Berlin, 1928 Neuausgabe. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2016. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: John Singer Sargent, Palastmauern (Ausschnitt), 1904. Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 11 pt.

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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