Sonnets

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Sonnets by Walter Benjamin
As 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.
Sonnets
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As 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.
Description
As 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.
ISBN
9781944380014
By
Walter Benjamin
Publisher
Fence Books
Publication Date
July 1, 2017
Binding
Paperback
Item Condition
New
Language
English
Ages
0-0
Pages
320
Keywords
Poetry | European | German; Poetry | Subjects & Themes | Death, Grief, Loss; Poetry | LGBTQ+; Literary Criticism | European | German; Philosophy | Aesthetics