Walter Benjamin and the Antinomies of Tradition

John McCole

Published by Cornell University Press 1993

Walter Benjamin and the Antinomies of Tradition

John McCole

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501728679

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In a landmark interpretation of the whole of Benjamin's career, John McCole demonstrates a way of understanding Benjamin that both contextualizes and addresses the complexities and ambiguities of his texts.

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John McCole is Associate Professor of History and Social Studies at Harvard University.

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This sophisticated yet reader-friendly study represents a significant advance in American criticism on Walter Benjamin.... I endorse Irving Wohlfarth's statement that this is 'the best book-length study of Benjamin yet to have appeared in English' and enthusiastically recommend it to novice and devotee alike.

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
A Note on Translations and Citations Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction. Benjamin's Construction of the Antinomies of Tradition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Benjamin and the Idea of Youth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
2. The Immanent Critique of Romanticism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
3. Allegorical Destruction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
4. Owning up to the Poverty of Experience: Benjamin and Weimar Modernism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
5. Benjamin and Surrealism: Awakening Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
6. Benjamin and Proust: Remembering Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
7. The Antinomies of Tradition: Historical Rhythms in Benjamin's Late Works Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	280
Conclusion: Benjamin's Recasting of the German Intellectual Tradition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	304
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	323

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 352
Keywords: Philosophy; Biography & Autobiography; Literary Studies

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Published: August 6, 2018
ISBN: 9781501728679