Walter Benjamin for Children: An Essay on His Radio Years

by Jeffrey Mehlman

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In light of the legendary difficulty of Walter Benjamin's works, it is a strange and intriguing fact that from 1929 to 1933 the great critic and cultural theorist wrote--and broadcast--numerous scripts, on the order of fireside chats, for children. Invited to speak on whatever subject he considered appropriate, Benjamin talked to the children of Frankfurt and Berlin about the destruction of Pompeii, an earthquake in Lisbon, and a railroad disaster...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0226518655

ISBN13:9780226518657

Release Date:May 1993

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:126 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Children's Books European Humanities Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences World Literature

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