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  1. A comprehensive overview of the life and work of Walter Benjamin, a German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic, and essayist. Learn about his contributions to aesthetic theory, literary criticism, historical materialism, and his tragic death in 1940.

  2. Jan 18, 2011 · Walter Benjamin’s importance as a philosopher and critical theorist can be gauged by the diversity of his intellectual influence and the continuing productivity of his thought. Primarily regarded as a literary critic and essayist, the philosophical basis of Benjamin’s writings is increasingly acknowledged. They were a decisive influence ...

  3. Learn about the life and work of Walter Benjamin, a German literary critic and aesthetician who influenced Marxist philosophy and cultural criticism. Also, explore the history and ideas of Marxism, a body of doctrine developed by Karl Marx and others.

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  4. Learn about Walter Benjamin, a German philosopher and critic who challenged the notion of art authenticity and influenced postmodern thought. Explore his essays on photography, film, and urban culture, and his unfinished Arcades project.

    • German
    • July 15, 1892
    • Berlin, Germany
    • September 26, 1940
  5. Jan 4, 2024 · Learn about the life and work of Walter Benjamin, a German Jewish intellectual who died in 1940 while fleeing the Nazis. Explore his essays on art, literature, translation, and modernity in Illuminations, edited by Hannah Arendt.

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  6. Feb 19, 2017 · An overview of the life and work of Walter Benjamin, a German intellectual who explored the impact of modernity, mass culture, and language on art and criticism. Learn about his concepts of the flâneur, the work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction, and the angel of history.

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  8. An introduction to the art critic Walter Benjamin and his most influential essay, the Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.

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