Benjamin's Library, Modernity; Nation; and the Baroque
Author
Newman; Jane O.
Year
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Type
BOOK
Category
Literary Criticism
Language
English
Pages
237
ISBN
978-0-80147-659-4
Link
Last Update
15-Nov-2025
Keywords
Language & Literature ; European Studies
Description
A reading of Walter Benjamin's Origin of the German Tragic Drama establishes his literary and cultural contexts within the ideological literary and political theory of the Baroque in Germany during the Weimar years to offer insight into how Benjamin participated in period debates. Original.
