Benjamin's Voices: Irresolution and Textual Practice in ON THE CONCEPT OF HISTORY

Benjamin’s final treatise On the Concept of History has generated significant criticism with its profound yet enigmatic statements on his historical materialism. Its internal references range from the philosopher Hegel to satirist Karl Kraus; these interludes of scientific and poetic language have g...

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Main Author: Lawrence S. Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca 2017-12-01
Series:Metacritic Journal for Comparative Studies and Theory
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Online Access:http://www.metacriticjournal.com/article/84/benjamins-voices-irresolution-and-textual-practice-in-on-the-concept-of-history