The Cambridge Companion to Walter Benjamin (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

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Offering a comprehensive introduction to the thought of Walter Benjamin the highly influential twentieth-century critic and theorist this Companion examines different significant aspects of Benjamins work. Topics of contributions include Benjamins relationship to the avant-garde movements of his time; his theories on language mimesis and modernity; and his relevance to modern cultural studies. Additional material includes autobiographical writings a guide to further reading and a chronology.