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OverviewAs the Third Reich advanced on Paris, Walter Benjamin entrusted his writings to the philosopher George Bataille. These eighty religious, lyric sonnets, produced in Benjamin's twenties in a sustained response to the suicide of his college friend in protest of the First World War, were among those writings. This first English translation, a bilingual edition, features extensive context and commentary. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Consultant Statistician Walter Benjamin (Columbia University) , Carl SkoggardPublisher: Fence Books Imprint: Fence Books Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9781944380014ISBN 10: 1944380019 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 19 December 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWalter Benjamin, (born July 15, 1892, Berlin, Ger.--died Sept. 27, 1940, near Port-Bou, Spain) man of letters and aesthetician, now considered to have been the most important German literary critic in the first half of the 20th century. Carl Skoggard lives in Ghent, New York, and is a celebrated German translator and former editor and contributor to Nest: A Quarterly of Interiors, an influential magazine of design and style. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |