The Correspondence of Walter Benjamin and Gershom Scholem, 1932-1940

Erscheinungsjahr 1992
ISBN: 978-0-674-17415-3
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

The legendary correspondence between the critic Walter Benjamin and the historian Gershom Scholem bears indispensable witness to the inner lives of two remarkable and enigmatic personalities. Benjamin, acknowledged today as on of the leading literary and social critics of his day, was known during his lifetime by only a small circle of friends and intellectual confreres. Scholem recognized the genius of his friend and mentor during their student days in Berlin, and the two began to correspond after Scholem’s emigration to Palestine. Their impassioned exchange draws the reader into the very heart of their complex relationship during the anguished years from 1932 until Benjamin’s death in 1940.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scholem, Gershom

Weitere Mitwirkende

Smith, Gary

Lefevere, Andre

Rabinbach, Anson

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Literatur & Kunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur

Über Autor(innen)

Scholem, Gershom
Gershom Scholem (1897–1982), a close friend of Walter Benjamin, was Professor of Jewish Mysticism at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Smith, Gary
Gary Smith is an editor at work on the Einstein Papers project.