{"product_id":"reflections-essays-aphorisms-autobiographical-writings-9781328470225","title":"Reflections: Essays, Aphorisms, Autobiographical Writings","description":"\"This book is just that: reflections of a highly polished mind that uncannily approximate the century's fragments of shattered traditions.\" -- \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A companion volume to \u003cem\u003eIlluminations\u003c\/em\u003e, the first collection of Walter Benjamin's writings, \u003cem\u003eReflections\u003c\/em\u003e presents a further sampling of his wide-ranging work. Here Benjamin evolves a theory of language as the medium of all creation, discusses theater and surrealism, reminisces about Berlin in the 1920s, recalls conversations with Bertolt Brecht, and provides travelogues of various cities, including Moscow under Stalin. \u003cbr\u003e Benjamin moves seamlessly from literary criticism to autobiography to philosophical-theological speculations, cementing his reputation as one of the greatest and most versatile writers of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Benjamin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781328470225","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42447035531401,"sku":"9781328470225","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_adf3ab86-5010-4964-bafc-e57eadab75d1.jpg?v=1716236418","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/reflections-essays-aphorisms-autobiographical-writings-9781328470225","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}