Description
| Product ID: | 9781847923868 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Illuminations |
| Authors: | Author: Walter Benjamin |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Biography and non-fiction prose, Prose: non-fiction, Literature: history and criticism, European history, History, Philosophy, Literature: history & criticism, European history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Philosophy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Features 'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction', 'The Task of the Translator' and 'Theses on the Philosophy of History', as well as essays on Kafka, storytelling, Baudelaire, Brecht's epic theatre, and Proust. Illuminations contains the most celebrated work of Walter Benjamin, one of the most original and influential thinkers of the 20th Century: ''The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction'', ‘The Task of the Translator’ and ''Theses on the Philosophy of History'', as well as essays on Kafka, storytelling, Baudelaire, Brecht''s epic theatre, Proust and an anatomy of his own obsession, book collecting. |
| Imprint Name: | The Bodley Head Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-11-05 |
