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   Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin (/ ˈ b ɛ n j ə m ɪ n /; German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈbɛnjamiːn] ⓘ; 15 July 1892 – 26 September 1940) was a German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic, media theorist, and essayist.

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3. plato.stanford.edu › entries › benjaminWalter Benjamin - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   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 ...

4. www.britannica.com › biography › Walter-BenjaminWalter Benjamin | Marxist philosophy, cultural criticism ...

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   Jun 5, 2024 · Walter Benjamin (born July 15, 1892, Berlin, Ger.—died Sept. 27?, 1940, near Port-Bou, Spain) was a man of letters and aesthetician, now considered to have been the most important German literary critic in the first half of the 20th century.

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6. www.theartstory.org › influencer › benjamin-walterWalter Benjamin Overview and Analysis | TheArtStory

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   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.

   • Nationality: German
   • Birth Date: July 15, 1892

   • Place Of Birth: Berlin, Germany
   • Death Date: September 26, 1940

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   A biography of Walter Benjamin, a philosopher and cultural and critical theorist who influenced postdigital studies. Learn about his life, works, influences, and legacy, from his early writing to his tragic death in 1940.

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   Nov 19, 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of Walter Benjamin, a German-Jewish critic and philosopher who witnessed and shaped European modernity. Explore his diverse and influential writings on literature, culture, media, and history.

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   How important was Walter Benjamin as a philosopher and critical theorist?

   • 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.

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   Who was Walter Benjamin?

   • The German-Jewish critic and philosopher Walter Benjamin (1892–1940) is now generally regarded as one of the most important witnesses to European modernity. Despite the relative brevity of his writing career—his life was cut short on the Spanish border in flight before the Nazis—he left behind a body of work astonishing in its depth and diversity.

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   How did Walter Benjamin die?

   • Walter Benjamin was a German Jewish intellectual born in Berlin in 1892 to wealthy parents. He died by his own hand in September 1940 while fleeing the Nazis. Following his death, his writing was nearly forgotten until the publication in German in 1955 of an anthology of his work.

   Walter Benjamin’s Illuminations: the remarkably prescient work of an

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   What is Walter Benjamin a critical life?

   • The publication of Walter Benjamin: A Critical Life, the first full critical biography of Benjamin in any language, represents the capstone of this decades-long enterprise. The German-Jewish critic and philosopher Walter Benjamin (1892–1940) is now generally regarded as one of the most important witnesses to European modernity.

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   Why was Walter Benjamin so important?

   • Benjamin’s life was cut short by the history with which he grappled and, although his followers continued to apply and extend his ideas, his work remains uniquely iconoclastic and wide-ranging. Arendt, H. (1968). Walter Benjamin 1892–1940. In W. Benjamin, Illuminations (pp. 7–60). Ed. H. Arendt. Trans. H. Zohn. New York: Schocken.

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   What is Walter Benjamin's most famous work?

   • Among Walter Benjamin's works are: "Kafka" (The Kafka writings are composed most famously of "Franz Kafka: On the Tenth Anniversary of His Death", 1934, and "Some Remarks on Kafka", excerpted from a 1938 letter to Gershom Scholem. Both of these are collected in the anthology Illuminations.

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    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.