Name: Deutsche Menschen
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Author: Walter Benjamin
ISBN: 9788027315352

Type

Physical Book

Author

Walter Benjamin

Publisher

E-Artnow

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x0.4 cm

Weight

0.10 kg.

ISBN13

9788027315352

Synopsis "Deutsche Menschen "

"Deutsche Menschen" ist eine Briefsammlung, zusammengestellt und kommentiert von Walter Benjamin. Das Buch versammelt siebenundzwanzig Briefe aus den hundert Jahren zwischen 1783 und 1883, also ungefähr von der Französischen Revolution bis zur Gründerzeit. Mit dem 1936 unter dem Pseudonym Detlef Holz in der Schweiz gedruckten Buch "Deutsche Menschen" beabsichtigte Walter Benjamin unter anderem, dem vom Nationalsozialismus beherrschten Deutschland das bessere Beispiel eines aufgeklärten und humanistischen Bürgertums vorzuhalten. Die Briefe und Kommentare waren schon 1930/31 in der Frankfurter Zeitung erschienen. Der Titel "Deutsche Menschen" war auch darauf berechnet, das Buch an der nationalsozialistischen Zensur vorbei auf den deutschen Markt zu schmuggeln.

Walter Benjamin

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Walter Benjamin was a prominent philosopher, literary critic, and art and history theorist born in Berlin, Germany. His work and critical thinking have had a profound influence on 20th century cultural studies.
Benjamin was born into a wealthy Jewish family and grew up in an intellectually stimulating environment. From an early age, he showed an interest in literature, music, and art.
In the 1920s, after serving in the German army during World War I, he joined the Frankfurt School, a circle of German intellectuals and social critics interested in transforming Marxist ideas. There, he met other thinkers like Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer who were major influences on his work and worldview.
Throughout his life, Benjamin was also deeply interested in politics and social issues. During the years of the Weimar Republic, he actively participated in the cultural and literary field. However, the rise of Nazism to power in 1933 forced him to leave Germany. He first went into exile in Paris and after the French occupation, Benjamin tried to escape to Spain to embark towards the United States, but was detained at the French-Spanish border. Faced with the imminent threat of being handed over to the German authorities, the author decided to end his life.

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